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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the best of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 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 key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the old Kansas City though, with a initial close victory of the year after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {