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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

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

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being another bad division loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise 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 before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period against a strong Colts squad was hugely 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 reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their last four series to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the season after losing 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

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

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the best holiday schedules for years, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

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

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {