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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Bears keep to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

Did Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really 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 just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

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

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading three scoring drives in their last four series to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

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

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {