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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

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

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

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