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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning streak.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are both clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

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