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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears continue to impress as they extend their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their final four series to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a first close win of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {