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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning run.

Did Sanders do enough on his first professional outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the best of the week in the NFL.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

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

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

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

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three scoring possessions in their final 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was more like the former Kansas City however, with a first close win of the season after losing 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

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

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {