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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his debut professional outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was very notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.

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

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in extra time.

A few big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to keep the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {