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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

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

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 – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a bad division loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very notable – and could have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a first one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also threw three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

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

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

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