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

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

Did Sanders perform enough on his debut professional outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the NFL.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

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

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts team was very notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks 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 Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

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

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {