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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

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

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score embodying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

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

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final 4 series to seal it in extra time.

Some big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial close win of the year after losing 5 already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

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

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {