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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

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

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and could have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their final 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some big passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

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

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to inspire belief.

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