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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. 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 by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense keeps 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 failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit 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 holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {