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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being another disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

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

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the final period against a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

A few big throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score victory of the season after losing five already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

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