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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {