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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to secure the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, 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 offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis team was very impressive – and may have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first one-score win of the year after losing 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first professional start to keep the starting job when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {