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The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the pick of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles 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 opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts team was very impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score win of the year after dropping five already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to securing close games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league start since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {