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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first professional start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the pick of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

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

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in extra time.

A few big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing five previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

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

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {