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The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their victorious streak.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

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

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis team was very impressive – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in extra time.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning tight games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his first professional start to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {