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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Bears continue to impress as they extend their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut professional outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

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

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a bad division loss at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also threw three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut league game since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {