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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears continue to surprise while they continue their winning run.

Did Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the league.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely 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 Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a first one-score victory of the year after losing five previously – they won 11 of them the previous season 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 just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

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

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

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

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