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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the league.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action display – his plunging score embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 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 defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

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

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last four series to win it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial close victory of the year after dropping five previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to securing tight games.

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

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL outing to maintain the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {