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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time role 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 twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

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

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first close win of the season after losing five previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

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

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

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