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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the best of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Colts squad was very notable – and may have just rescued their season.

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

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

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

He may still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are both clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {