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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears continue to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform enough on his debut professional outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final four series to win it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his first professional start to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut NFL start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

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