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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces 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 enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {