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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

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

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving score personifying his all-action display.

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

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence 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 clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

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 point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut professional start to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a presence to build belief.

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