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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first close victory of the season after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands 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 Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

But the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a presence to inspire belief.

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