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

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning run.

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

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and may have only saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their final 4 series to win it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional start to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {