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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

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

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their final 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial close win of the season after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same record 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 emerging player now used to securing tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three scores and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {