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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning run.

And did Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at 21-0 down against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and could have just rescued their season.

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

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading 3 scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

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

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

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

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

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to build belief.

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