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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Sanders do enough on his first professional outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

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

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their final four series to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

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

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven 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)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to build confidence.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {