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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the components 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 enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {