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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions 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 question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first league game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {