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Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise 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 over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was hugely notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Kansas City however, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each holding on to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {