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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

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

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise 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 prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 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 clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about 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 Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few big throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the season after losing five previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

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

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {