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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears continue to impress as they extend their winning streak.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL start to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score victory of the season after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

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

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

But the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first league start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {