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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL start to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, 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 simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score win of the season after losing 5 already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

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

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

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