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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

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

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another bad division loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only passed 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 twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to keep the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first league start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {