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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning run.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

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

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a first close victory of the year after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to build confidence.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {