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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their winning run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

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

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

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing division loss at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a unusual visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are both clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {