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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {