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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after losing five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {