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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they extend their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. 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.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key 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 composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have only rescued their season.

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

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

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

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL start to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defence recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who told a network {