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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score win of the year after losing 5 previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

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

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {