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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their winning streak.

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

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defence getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to build confidence.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {