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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning run.

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

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts team was very impressive – and may have only saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a first close win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five 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 (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

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

But the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a presence to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {