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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning streak.

Did Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

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

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

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

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key 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 ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was very notable – and could have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

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

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league game after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to build confidence.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {