Week 14 begins with a major “Thursday Night Football” matchup with significant NFC playoff implications, as the Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) travel to Ford Field to face the Detroit Lions (7-5) in primetime. Both teams are just outside the postseason picture, ranked eighth and ninth in the conference, respectively, each needing a win to stay in the hunt.
The Cowboys were considered disappointments just a month ago, but after three straight wins, Dallas’ season has gained new energy. Jerry Jones’ team is coming off impressive back-to-back victories over last year’s Super Bowl contenders. They narrowly beat the Chiefs and Eagles in recent weeks, and now they aim for four straight wins against the Lions on TNF.
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Overall, Dallas has won three in a row, and Dak Prescott has been exceptional, completing over 69% of his passes for 942 yards, 8 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
After beginning 4-1, Detroit has traded wins and losses nearly every week over the past couple of months and is now fighting to return to the playoff hunt. Last week’s loss to Green Bay was a setback, hurting the Lions in both the division and conference standings, and two failed fourth-down attempts for the traditionally aggressive Dan Campbell-led offense had a big impact on the outcome.
Luckily, they’ll have wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown available for Thursday, officially active for the matchup after suffering an ankle injury on Thanksgiving. It’s a big break for the Lions, who are without star tight end Sam LaPorta, who is considered unlikely to play again this year due to a back injury.
Cowboys-Lions start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Ford Field | Detroit
TV channel, live stream: Amazon Prime Video, NFL+
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and more as the Cowboys and Lions kick off the Week 14 slate:
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Thu, December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
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Dallas is building some second-half momentum. Following its touchdown drive, it blocks a 52-yard Jake Bates field goal.
Defensive end Sam Williams deflected the kick.
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Jahmyr Gibbs has been lethal out of the backfield all season but especially tonight against the Cowboys.
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CeeDee Lamb’s night is over. He’s been ruled out with a concussion. He suffered the injury while taking a hard fall after elevating for a potential catch in the end zone.
He recorded six receptions for 121 yards in two quarters and change tonight.
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While George Pickens kept the Cowboys’ drive alive with a catch on fourth-and-5, he lost the ball while fighting for extra yards and being swarmed by the Detroit defense.
Fortunately for Dallas, it recovered the fumble.
Soon after, running back Javonte Williams punched the rock in for a much-needed Cowboys touchdown. He also went over 1,000 rushing yards on the season.
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Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is being checked out after trying to make an acrobatic catch in the end zone.
Dak Prescott lofted a pass for Lamb, with Lions cornerback Amik Robertson in coverage.
Lamb went up with his left arm and attempted to bring the ball back to his body but couldn’t come down with the reception.
He stayed down on the ground initially before walking off with medical staff.
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Detroit now has 14 points off Dallas turnovers. Jared Goff located wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa in the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown not long after his defense picked off Dak Prescott.
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The Lions have brought their A-game defensively. They didn’t skip a beat on the first play from scrimmage in the second half.
Dak Prescott fired a pass to George Pickens on a quick slant route, but Lions cornerback Amik Robertson stuck his left hand in to create a pass break-up that turned into an interception.
Linebacker Derrick Barnes corralled the deflection and returned the pick 23 yards to the Dallas 14-yard line.
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DETROIT LIONS
Goff: 13/21, 153 yards
Montgomery: 2 rush, 37 yards, 1 TD
Gibbs: 3 rush, 18 yards, 1 TD; 5 rec, 63 yards
St. Brown: 4 rec, 46 yards
Campbell: 7 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 FFDALLAS COWBOYS
Prescott: 16/21, 154 yards
J. Williams: 9 rush, 29 yards
Lamb: 5 rec, 89 yards
Houston: 1 sackAndy Backstrom
Detroit’s two-minute drill, eventually aided by a defensive pass interference penalty committed by Dallas rookie cornerback Shavon Revel Jr., ended in a 47-yard Jake Bates field goal.
The Lions are up 20-9 heading into the break.
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Dallas has moved the ball well tonight, but sacks, penalties and a turnover have gotten in the way of potential touchdown drives.
Wideout George Pickens was flagged for a face mask penalty on second-and-10 from the Detroit 43-yard line.
With 25 yards to the line to gain, the Cowboys faced an uphill battle. They almost summited that mountain, though, thanks to 10- and 11-yard completions to CeeDee Lamb and Jake Ferguson, respectively.
Brian Schottenheimer opted for Brandon Aubrey’s reliable leg on fourth-and-4 instead of rolling the dice.
Aubrey came through from 55 yards out.
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Following the Lions’ takeaway, they backed themselves into a first-and-25 because of successive holding and false start penalties.
But Detroit dug itself out of that hole.
A 25-yard hookup between Jared Goff and Jameson Williams was a big part of that fix.
Moments later, running back David Montgomery knifed through the trenches and broke a tackle before surging for a 35-yard score.
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Earlier in the first half, Lions linebacker Jack Campbell nearly recorded a safety with a sack.
Now, he’s got a forced fumble, courtesy of a peanut punch that popped the ball free from Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson.
Here’s a closer look at that peanut punch:
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Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb are on the same page tonight. Prescott dropped this 38-yard pass right in the basket for his four-time Pro Bowl wideout.
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The Lions fans are growing increasingly disgruntled with the officiating crew at Ford Field.
This time, they groaned after a flag wasn’t thrown on third-and-2, before which Jared Goff and the Lions thought the Cowboys jumped offsides.
Dallas wasn’t penalized, though, and Goff’s pass fell incomplete, leading to a punt.
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After Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone snuffed out a Cowboys screen pass, edge Al-Quadin Muhammad sacked Dak Prescott for a loss of nine yards.
That sack pushed Dallas back to the Detroit 24-yard line. Brandon Aubrey’s ensuing 42-yard field goal squeaked just by the right upright, cutting the Cowboys’ deficit to 10-6.
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Detroit has battled injuries in the back end all season. Tonight is no exception.
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The Cowboys’ passing attack is potent, in part because of Dak Prescott’s throwing and also in part because of the playmaking ability of his star-studded receivers.
CeeDee Lamb is one of them, and he evaded a tackle on this third-and-6 to keep the drive alive with a 16-yard pickup.
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Following a jet sweep that saw Jameson Williams flirt with the end zone, running back Jahmyr Gibbs drove his way in to make it 10-3.
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Amon-Ra St. Brown sure looks like himself. Despite the ankle injury, he’s got two quick receptions for 33 yards. His latest accounted for 27 of those yards.
Jared Goff fired a pass over the middle to St. Brown, who then turned upfield and threw a stiff-arm while working the Lions into the red zone again.
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Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard brought the heat on third-and-5, with the Cowboys backed up near their own end zone.
Six Detroit defenders rushed, and linebacker Jack Campbell got home, taking Prescott down in the paint.
It was initially ruled as a safety, which would have given the Lions a 5-3 advantage.
But, upon review, the call was overturned, as the official said that when Prescott was first contacted, the entire football was out of the end zone.
Lions fans weren’t happy.