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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and may have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

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

A few huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

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

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {