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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears continue to surprise as they extend their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

Let's take a look 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 down against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping five previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to build belief.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {