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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious run.

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

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

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

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big moments, the defense keeps 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 breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

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

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional start to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {