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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {