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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

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

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their last four series to win it in extra time.

A few big throws and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

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

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {