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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

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

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

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

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few huge throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {