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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

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

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts team was very notable – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their last four series to win it in extra time.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and just tenth in the conference standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a first close victory of the season after losing five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

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

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also threw three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {