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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

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

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the NFL.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being another disappointing division loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Colts squad was very notable – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping five previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {