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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

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

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the league.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the year after losing five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are both clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

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