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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being another bad division defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of seven 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 winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts team was very notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, 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 two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their final four series to seal it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and just tenth in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

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

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving 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 (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

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