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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning streak.

Did Sanders do enough on his debut professional start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

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

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts team was very notable – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

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

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {