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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, 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 offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the season after losing 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league start since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {