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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the season after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

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