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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

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

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts team was very notable – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few big throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first one-score victory of the year after losing five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

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

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

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

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {