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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was very notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring drives 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 currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing five already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {