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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was very impressive – and may have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last four series to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the year after losing five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

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

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a network {