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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (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 squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC standings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a first one-score win of the season after losing five already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best holiday schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {