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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action performance – his diving score embodying his energetic display.

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

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league start since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {