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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning streak.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually 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: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {