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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

And did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing division loss at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have only saved their season.

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

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a initial close victory of the year after dropping five previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies 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 the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

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

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are each clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {