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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture 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 rare mistakes 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 diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts team was very impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

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

A few big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing five already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

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

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {