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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last four series to win it in overtime.

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

That was more like the old Kansas City however, with a initial close win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

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

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

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

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

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

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league start since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

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