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

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

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts squad was very impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to postseason hopes 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 actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a presence to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {