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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his first NFL start to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and could have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

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

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {