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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

And did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

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

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after losing five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {