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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 down against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home game after a teammate’s untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

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

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a presence to build belief.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {