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

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have just rescued their season.

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

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final 4 series to win it in overtime.

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

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the year after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

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

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional start to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a presence to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {