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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning streak.

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

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 down versus the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home game after a teammate’s untimely passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first one-score victory of the year after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {