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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

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

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a bad division defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

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

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score win of the year after losing 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {