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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the starting 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 found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the conference standings.

This was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defence getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {