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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning streak.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have just saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and only tenth in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close win of the season after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {