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Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their victorious run.

And did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league game after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a CBS {