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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {