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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was very notable – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a first close win of the year after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record 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 tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting 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: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {