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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to impress while they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

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

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense keeps 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 could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional outing to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

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