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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to surprise while they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – 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 – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis team was very 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 fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut league game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {