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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the pick of the action in the league.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

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 major concern, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the year after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his first professional start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {