Instead, they lost and now sit at 6-6-1 and way down the pecking order in the NFC. The playoffs might not be in the cards for the team, but they still ahve to finish out the season. And that means hosting the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15 of the season.

When it comes to the overall playoff chase, it's the most mathematical time of the year. Percentage this, percentage that, percentage va fungool. Case in point: The NFL's NextGenStats said that, with a loss on Thursday night, the Cowboys' chances of making the playoffs would plummet to six percent.

Christian Mahogany had the first opportunity to fill the role before breaking his leg last month. Against Dallas, the Lions rotated 27-year-old Trystan Colon and fifth-round pick Miles Frazier into the game and they had mixed results.

During a Friday appearance on Dallas sports radio station 105.3 The Fan, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones suggested he had no issue with

Brandon Aubrey played his part for the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. The All-Pro kicker went 5-of-5 on his field goal attempts against the Detroit Lions, while also connecting on his one extra point attempt. However, despite another flawless performance from Aubrey, Dallas still suffered a 44-30 loss to the Lions on “Thursday Night Football.”

The Dallas defense regressed, as did the protection for quarterback Dak Prescott, in a game the Cowboys badly needed to win to maintain any realistic hopes of making the playoffs.

The Detroit Lions significantly increased their odds of earning a spot in the postseason after defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14. According to the New York Times, the Lions currently have a 45 percent chance of being one of the seven teams to earn a spot in the NFC playoffs this season.

After landing hard on his head and suffering a concussion, CeeDee Lamb had "a good day" on Friday back in Frisco.

With the Lions at 7-5 and the Cowboys at 6-5-1, they rank eighth and ninth, respectively, in the standings, just below the seven teams in playoff position. Neither is out of their division race at two games back,