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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious streak.

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

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

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

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was very 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 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

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

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {