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PHOTOS: Detroit Lions stand tall with home win over Dallas Cowboys, set new NFL record
Detroit Lions fans show their love and support for their team on national television during Thursday Night Football after the Week 14 matchup on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 at Ford Field in Detroit. The Detroit Lions defeated the Dallas Cowboys 44-30. (Jake May | MLive.com)
The Detroit Lions are right back in the thick of things in the NFC playoff picture, and the Dallas Cowboys are hanging on by a thread. Jahmyr Gibbs scored three touchdowns, Jared Goff threw for 309 yards and a touchdown, and the Detroit defense forced three turnovers in a crucial 44-30 win.
The Detroit Lions needed to have it, and they got it. The streak of not losing two games in a row continues. The Lions walked out with a 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys and turned their playoff chances from possibly gone to being right back in the mix.
For the game, Pro Football Focus gave the Lions a 77.8 defensive grade, the highest since that win over Tampa Bay in Week 7. The team was led by veteran backup safety Avonte Maddox, who stepped up to play 80 snaps for the Lions and earned a 90.3 defensive grade — the second-highest of his eight-year career.
No one would argue that the Cowboys’ defense today isn’t substantially better than the unit that took the field at Denver in November. That didn’t keep the Cowboys from surrendering 44 points once again,
Riding a three-game winning streak, the Dallas Cowboys headed into Ford Field full of confidence, ready to take on the Detroit Lions. It was clear early on that
Jordan Dajani and Jared Dubin are in agreement on the Jaguars defeating the Colts straight-up and the Eagles covering a 2.5-point spread. They're split on most of the other critical Week 14 battles, though. Check out their full slate of picks, and read on below for their cases for and against playoff hopefuls in a couple incredibly tight divisions.
On Thursday morning's 94WIP's middays show, hosts Joe Giglio and former Eagles defensive end Hugh Douglas discussed what tonight's Dallas Cowboys-Detroit Lions game would mean for the Eagles as they face the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night.