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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defence getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {