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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut professional outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

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