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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another disappointing division 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'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

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

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

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

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

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three scoring possessions in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

Some big throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began 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 hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {