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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they extend their victorious run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his debut professional start to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 down against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was very notable – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

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

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a presence to build belief.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {