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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action display – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {