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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

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

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the former Kansas City though, with a first close win of the season after losing five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL start to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {