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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to impress as they extend their victorious run.

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

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

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

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

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

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts team was very notable – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after losing five previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

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

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {