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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after losing five already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

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