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Week 12 provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their winning run.

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

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in extra time.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

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

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Eagles.

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

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {