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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to secure the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

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

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another bad division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts squad was very notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

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

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating 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 eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

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

Sunday's comeback teams are both clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first professional start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first league game after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {