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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {