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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the starting role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the pick of the action in the league.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts squad was very impressive – and may have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score victory of the season after losing five already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

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

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who told a network {