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

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious streak.

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

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

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

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick 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 more like the old Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the year after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his debut league game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {