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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another disappointing division loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was very notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the best holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional start to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

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