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

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

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score embodying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period against a strong Colts squad was very notable – and could have only saved their season.

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

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their final 4 series to seal it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

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

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

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

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {