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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL start to secure the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer 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 defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and could have only saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and only tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to securing tight games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

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

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {