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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently 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.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the previous being a bad division 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 had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the year after dropping five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {