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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

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

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

A few big throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the season after losing five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

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

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

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