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

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the league.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 behind versus the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial close victory of the season after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

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

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {