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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut professional start to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

This was more like the former Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the year after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top 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 NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

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

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {