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Week 12 provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their final four series to win it in overtime.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defence getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

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