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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning streak.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven 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 key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and only tenth in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {