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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to surprise while they continue their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown personifying 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 season – the previous being another bad division defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and may have only saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing five already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {