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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears continue to impress while they continue their victorious streak.

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

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another bad division defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the year after losing five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

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

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

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

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