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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Bears continue to impress as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

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

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and may have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

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