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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious streak.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few big throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday schedules for a long time, with every game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {