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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning streak.

Did Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the best of the week in the NFL.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown 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.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first close victory of the year after dropping five already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {