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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious run.

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

We’ll examine at the pick of the action in the NFL.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score embodying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last four series to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {