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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen 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 first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading 3 scoring drives in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score victory of the season after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

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

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

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

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL game after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

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