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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Bears continue to surprise while they continue their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts team was very impressive – and may have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

A few huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to securing tight games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional start to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to build belief.

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