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

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

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts team was very notable – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and only tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial close victory of the year after losing five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defence getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {