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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning streak.

Did Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action performance – his diving score embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final four series to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

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

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL start to keep the starting job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {