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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving 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 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

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

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

That was more like the former Chiefs however, with a first close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five 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 the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {