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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score embodying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial close win of the year after dropping five previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

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