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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Bears keep to impress while they continue their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his diving score embodying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading three point-scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing 5 already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first professional start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his first NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {