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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they continue their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another bad division defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces 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 barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts squad was very notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last four series to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

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

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to maintain the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {