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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious streak.

And did Sanders perform enough on his debut professional start to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero 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 truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing 5 already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first NFL game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {