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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score embodying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing five previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {