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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score embodying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing 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 composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

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

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts squad was very notable – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first one-score win of the year after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland 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.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {