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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

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

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial one-score victory of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening 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 accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable 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 Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {