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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another bad division loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 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 clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and may have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown 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.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

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