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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning run.

And did Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture after a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a first close win of the year after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defense recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {