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The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears continue to impress while they continue their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being another disappointing division loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had 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 kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

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

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical 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 Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

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

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a presence to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {