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The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their winning run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 down versus the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

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

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score win of the season after losing five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

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

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

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

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut NFL game after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

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