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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind versus the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was very notable – 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 postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first one-score victory of the season after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing 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 Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, 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 overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL start after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {