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

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

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score personifying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be problems ahead.

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

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

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in extra time.

A few huge throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score win of the year after losing five previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

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

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {