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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they extend their winning streak.

Did Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he knows 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 interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL start to keep the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first NFL game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {