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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to surprise as they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the pick of the action in the league.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

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