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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the league.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

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

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring drives in their final 4 series to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was more like the old Kansas City however, with a first close win of the year after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also threw three scores and, with already five final period rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

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

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• 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 Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defence getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

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