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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being another bad division loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

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

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

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

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut NFL game after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

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