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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their winning run.

And did Sanders do enough on his first professional start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the pick of the action in the league.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

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

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging score personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts squad was very impressive – and may have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last four series to win it in overtime.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {