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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the best of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

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

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close win of the season after losing five previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the best holiday line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

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