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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

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

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

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being a disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

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

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

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

A few big passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first close win of the season after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

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

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL start to keep the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

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

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {