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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

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

Did Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal 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 seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period against a strong Colts squad was very notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to keep the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {