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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, 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, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

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

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some big passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL start to maintain the starting position when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a presence to build belief.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {