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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely death 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 Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have just saved their campaign.

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

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Kansas City however, with a first close win of the year after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {