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

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut professional outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as 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 manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

A few huge throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

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

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

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

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {