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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

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

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, 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 derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

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

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

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

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