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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

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

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to finish the game.

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

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {