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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders do enough on his first professional outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being a bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally kings are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to build belief.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {