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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first professional start to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score embodying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a bad division defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three scoring drives in their last four series to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

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

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {