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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Bears continue to impress as they continue their victorious run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking 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 before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

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

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a strong Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last four series to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

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

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league start after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {