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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was very notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three scoring drives in their final four series to win it in overtime.

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

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first one-score win of the year after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a network {