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The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they continue their victorious streak.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was very notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first one-score win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {