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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL start to secure the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first professional start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional 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 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {