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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final 4 series to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

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

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

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who told a network {