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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to secure the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing division loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {