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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

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

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring drives in their final 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some big passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the old Kansas City though, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping five already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears one of the best holiday schedules for years, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defense recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {