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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

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

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defence maintains 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 may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a first close victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

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

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are each clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {