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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

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 previous being a bad division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense 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 components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

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

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts team was very impressive – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a first close win of the season after losing five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the best holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {