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Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they extend their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut professional start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another bad NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

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

Some big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

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

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally kings are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {