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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score embodying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was very notable – and could have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was more like the former Kansas City however, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing tight games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

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

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {