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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning streak.

Did Sanders do 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 – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the season after losing five previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North 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 interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {