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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious streak.

And did Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to secure the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts team was hugely notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close win of the season after losing five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first league start since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {