🔗 Share this article

The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the league.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

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

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and may have only saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their last four series to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference standings.

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing tight games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first professional start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league game since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

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

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