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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

Did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final 4 series to seal it in extra time.

A few big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first close win of the year after losing 5 previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows 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 New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a presence to build belief.

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