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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning streak.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being another bad division loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

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

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their last four series to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {