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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they extend their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for error – 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 starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

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