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The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they extend their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL outing to secure the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

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

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected 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 more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

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

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have only saved their season.

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

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

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