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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts team was hugely notable – and may have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing five already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defence recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

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