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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

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

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial close win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

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

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {