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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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 versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score personifying his energetic display.

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

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game 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 discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a first one-score victory of the year after losing 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {