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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score embodying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown 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 offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close win of the season after losing five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning close games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to keep the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {