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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

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

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed 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 advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because 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 offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 series to seal it in extra time.

Some big passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the conference standings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three scores 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 NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first NFL game after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

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