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.

Thursday’s game between the 7-5 Detroit Lions and 6-5-1 Dallas Cowboys was almost a pseudo-elimination game. Thanks to three touchdowns from Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions are now better than 50/50 to make the playoffs while the Cowboys’ chances plummeted to the single digits after Detroit’s 44-30 win on Thursday Night Football.

The Detroit Lions looked like a fading team in a loss to Green Bay. But they quickly rebounded in a 44-30 conquest of the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday.

The Detroit Lions got a much-needed win on Thursday night over the Cowboys, 44-30 at Ford Field. This was a high-leverage game, one that would leave the loser with only a long shot at making the playoffs. And it didn’t disappoint, with a back-and-forth slugfest worth staying up for.

The Detroit Lions (8-5, 3rd in NFC North) beat the Dallas Cowboys (6-6-1, 2nd in NFC East) 44-30 on Thursday, Dec. 4 at Ford Field in Detroit. With the win, the Lions keep their playoff hopes alive in a crowded NFC postseason picture.

Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, playing through an ankle injury, said he was willing to do "whatever it takes" to be on the field and came up big in a 44-30 win over the Cowboys.

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