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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

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

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

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

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a first close win of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

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