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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind versus the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an all-action display – his diving score personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense 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 worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

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

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score win of the season after losing 5 already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

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