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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears continue to impress as they continue their victorious run.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing division loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {