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

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

Did Sanders perform enough on his debut professional start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery 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 league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a presence to inspire belief.

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