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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform enough on his debut professional outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture after a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, 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 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

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

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was hugely notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

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

He may still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

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

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a presence to build belief.

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