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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform enough on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

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

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a bad division loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the year after losing 5 previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

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

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

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally kings are both clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

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