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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning run.

Did Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing division 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 beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was very notable – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

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

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

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