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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Bears keep to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

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

It wasn't as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the 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.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

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