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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being a bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have just rescued their season.

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

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading 3 scoring possessions in their last four series to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

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

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {