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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders do enough on his first professional start to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

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

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

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

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first NFL start after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {