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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Bears continue to impress as they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles 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 prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

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

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

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

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a initial close win of the year after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {