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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL start 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 found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

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

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Colts squad was very impressive – and may have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 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 NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback teams are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league game after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

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