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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Bears continue to impress as they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a first close win of the season after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

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

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a network {