THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CAPSULE: DALLAS COWBOYS (6-5-1) AT DETROIT LIONS (7-5)

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CAPSULE: DALLAS COWBOYS (6-5-1) AT DETROIT LIONS (7-5)

Ford Field | Referee: Shawn Hochuli

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: DAL leads series, 17-12 (DAL won 5 of past 6)

Postseason: DAL leads series, 2-1 (home team won past 3)

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 10/13/24: DET 47 at DAL 9

Postseason: NFC-WC 1/4/15: DET 20 at DAL 24

COWBOYS NOTES:

QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 320 yards, 2 TDs & 100.4 rating in Week 13, his 4th-career Thanksgiving game with 300+ pass yards, tied-most in NFL history (Matthew Stafford & Tony Romo). Aims for 3rd in row with 300+ pass yards & 4th in row with 2+ TD passes. Ranks 1st with 303 comp. & 2nd with 3,261 pass yards & tied-2nd with 25 TD passes this season. Has 8 TD passes in his last 3 primetime games. Ranks 3rd in pass yards (10,500) & TD passes (72) on primetime since 2016. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS had 80 scrimmage yards & TD catch last week. Aims for 4th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. • RB MALIK DAVIS recorded 1st rush TD in 2025 last week. • WR CEEDEE LAMB had team-high 7 receptions for 112 yards & TD in Week 13, his 13th career game with 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD, tied-4th most in Cowboys history. Has 7,083 career rec. yards, 5th-most rec. yards by any player age 26-or-younger. Aims for 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards. • WR GEORGE PICKENS had 88 rec. yards in Week 13 & has 7 straight games with 75+ rec. yards, the longest active streak in NFL this season. • TE JAKE FERGUSON has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 on road. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY had season-high 2 sacks in Week 13. • LB DEMARVION OVERSHOWN co-led team with 6 tackles last week. Had FF in last meeting. Aims for 100th career tackle (99). • DT QUINNEN WILLIAMS has TFL in 2 of his past 3. • DT OSA ODIGHIZUWA has sack in 2 of his past 3. • DE DANTE FOWLER had 3rd sack of season last week. • CB SHAVON REVEL co-led team with season-high 6 tackles in Week 13. • CB DARON BLAND aims for 3rd in row on primetime with 10+ tackles & PD. • S DONOVAN WILSON had 5 tackles & FF in Week 13. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road.

LIONS NOTES:

QB JARED GOFF passed for 256 yards & 2 TDs with 132.9 rating in Week 13. Ranks tied-2nd with 25 TD passes this season. Ranks 5th with 9,148 pass yards on primetime since 2016. Has TD pass in 18 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Passed for 315 yards & 3 TDs with a 153.8 rating in last meeting. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS has recorded 1,019 rush yards in 2025, his 2nd career season with 1,000+ rush yards since 2023. Ranks 4th in NFL with 1,019 rush yards & tied-4th with 10 rush TDs this season. Has 1,416 scrimmage yards & 13 TDs this season & is the 5th RB since 1990 with 1,200+ scrimmage yards & 10+ TDs in each of his 1st 3 seasons. Aims for 5th in row with 85+ scrimmage yards. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 6th rush TD in 2025 last week. Had 2 rush TDs in last meeting & has rush TD in 3 of his past 4 home primetime games. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS led team with 7 receptions for 144 yards & TD in Week 13. Has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5. • WR ISAAC TESLAA (rookie) recorded 3rd TD catch this season last week. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 505 career receptions since entering NFL in 2021 & can surpass Michael Thomas (510) for most receptions through 1st 5 career seasons in NFL history. • LB JACK CAMPBELL had 8 tackles in Week 13. Has 5+ tackles in every game this season. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on primetime. Aims for 5th in row on primetime with 8+ tackles. • LB ALEX ANZALONE aims for 6th in row with 5+ tackles. • DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 6 tackles in Week 13. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had sack in last meeting. Tied-2nd in NFL with 4 FFs this season. • CB AMIK ROBERTSON tied career-high 3 PD in Week 13. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had team-high 10 tackles & 2 PD in Week 13. Aims for 7th in row with 6+ tackles. Had FF & 2 INTs in last meeting.

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