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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

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

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a unusual visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut league game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {