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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period against a strong Colts team was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final four series to win it in extra time.

A few huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score win of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional start to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first NFL start after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {