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Week 12 provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being a bad division loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four series to win it in extra time.

A few big throws and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing tight 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 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best holiday line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a presence to build belief.

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