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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they extend their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first professional start to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

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

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

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

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial close win of the year after losing five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

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

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks among the best holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to keep the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

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