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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their winning streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being another disappointing division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

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

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

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