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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a disappointing division loss at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty 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 consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and only tenth in the conference standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (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, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a presence to build confidence.

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