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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, 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 ball protection is failing, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

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

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What 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 finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his debut professional outing to keep the starting job when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {