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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts team was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, 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 shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {