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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 down versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score win of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {