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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut NFL start to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

A few huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

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

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {