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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to keep the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {