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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the pick of the action in the league.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was very notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing tight games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league game after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {