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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning run.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

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

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

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

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

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

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

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional start to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {