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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a bad division loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

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

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the year after losing five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

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

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional outing to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {