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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to surprise while they continue their winning run.

And did Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

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

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

Some big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – 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 turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {