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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL start to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big 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 discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was very notable – and could have just rescued their campaign.

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

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a first close victory of the year after losing five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five 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 Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {