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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland 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 errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

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

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL start to keep the starting job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {