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Week 12 provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts squad was very notable – and could have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after losing five previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who told a network {