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

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

Did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.

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

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their final four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

But the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defence getting 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {