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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and may have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

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

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

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

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

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

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {