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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning streak.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another bad division defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts team was very notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first NFL start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {