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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the league.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

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

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a bad division loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 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 approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 series to seal it in extra time.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL start to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

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