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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious streak.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to secure the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense 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 ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was very notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in extra time.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the year after losing five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {