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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning streak.

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

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

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

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {