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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning run.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

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

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their final 4 series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the year after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

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

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

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

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {