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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – 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 Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final 4 series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a first close victory of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

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

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {