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The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first professional outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action performance – his diving score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, 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 derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis team was very impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading 3 scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first close win of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

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

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first NFL game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

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