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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts team was very impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

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

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some big passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {