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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

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

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

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, 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 just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping five previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {