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The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

Some big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

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

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen 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 ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {