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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders perform enough on his first NFL start to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

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

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

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

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

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

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

A few huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the year after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first professional start to keep the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {