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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

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

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their final 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few big throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {