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

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious run.

And did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

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

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and may have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring possessions in their last four series to win it in extra time.

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

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first close victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

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

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {