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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence 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 trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial close victory of the year after losing 5 previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

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

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {