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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Bears keep to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

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

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a first close win of the season after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback teams are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a CBS {