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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their victorious streak.

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

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

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 huge concern, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a first one-score victory of the year after losing five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

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

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {