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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they continue their victorious streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the league.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 down versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another bad division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

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

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be problems ahead.

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

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

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first close win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

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

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first NFL game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {