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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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 21-0 behind against the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

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

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

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

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to keep the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first NFL game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {