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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for years, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional start to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {