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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears continue to surprise while they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a bad division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three scoring drives in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

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

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {