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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first professional outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving score personifying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being another bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player 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 additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally kings are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut league start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {