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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 behind versus the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host 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 Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional start to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {