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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Bears continue to impress as they extend their winning streak.

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

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first 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 Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise 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 over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and may have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a first close win of the season after losing 5 previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {