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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really 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 pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the year after dropping five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

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

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut NFL game after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

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