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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

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

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

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

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to playoff hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {