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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning run.

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

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the league.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing division defeat at the New York.

In addition to 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 thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

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

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was hugely 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 defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial close win of the season after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

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

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {