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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning run.

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

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

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

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score embodying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was hugely notable – and could have only saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to keep the starting job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

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