Just when Cowboys fans thought things were on the up, the Detroit Lions made sure to deflate those high riding spirits. In a tough loss at Ford Field, Dallas fell short of putting a fourth consecutive win to what was an impressive surge after the bye. But how did the Cowboys rookies class do during the Thursday night defeat? Let’s jump in and find out.

OG Tyler Booker

(Game stats- Snaps: 82, Pass Blocks: 60, Pressures: 2, Sacks: 0, Penalties: 0)

Booker’s performance against the Lions was steadier than the overall team result suggests, and the data and tape...

On Thursday, fans were given what was essentially a playoff game as the Cowboys and Lions faced off in Detroit. On Sunday, we’re set to see even more of those matchups in the NFL’s Week 14 slate.

It is December, and the league is more wide-open this year than any in recent memory. Those two facts combine for some absolute fireworks late in the season.

The power rankings across the NFL can best be described as “who knows?”

New England and Denver lead the pack as the only double-digit win teams, but both squads are surrounded by questions about their...

Late in the second half versus the Detroit Lions, their kick returner was on yet another extended return near midfield. With one man to beat, the returner was stonewalled by a tackler, who just turned out to be the Cowboys’ biggest weapon on special teams.

No, I’m not talking about ST Ace C.J. Goodwin. That tackler was K Brandon Aubrey.

As if he hasn’t been playing Superman for the Cowboys with his leg, he was forced to use his shoulder to bring down the ball-carrier because the kick coverage Thursday night was horrendous.

Kick coverage aside, Aubrey has proven to...

The Dallas Cowboys were unable to win four games in a row as they fell to the Detroit Lions on Thursday night. There is hardly any shame in not reaching that many consecutive victories, but given the hole that the team dug for itself early on in the season, it is a bit of a sobering reality nonetheless.

Part of what is frustrating from Thursday night’s results is the way in which the Cowboys lost. They made it a bit of a game in the second half, but they were out-classed by Detroit for a lot of the game. In...

The Dallas Cowboys were handled with relative ease by the Detroit Lions on Thursday night. It was frustrating.

Prior to the game fans had begun to believe and give this team their heart once more. They deserved this as they had won three games in a row, the second and third of which were particularly impressive, and sometimes you just lose a game. That is life in professional sports.

It’s not an excuse for what Dallas did on Thursday night, though. They made a ton of mistakes and dug themselves way too deep of a hole to climb out of...

Three weeks of ecstasy as a fan came crashing down Thursday night in the Motor City, as the Dallas Cowboys got stomped at the hand of the Lions in a 44-30 defeat.

At the end of the day, fans should still be proud of the team who nobody expected to go 2-1 in the “gauntlet” part of their schedule.

In the span of 17 days, the Cowboys defeated both Super Bowl participants from the 2024 season, and played competitively in a loss to a Lions team that finished the season 15-2 last year.

Winning two out of three in that...

Dallas Cowboys provide update on CeeDee Lamb after scary concussion vs. Lions – Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

CeeDee Lamb had a good day after suffering a concussion in Detroit.

It was far from the dream road trip for the Dallas Cowboys to the Motor City on Thursday night, as head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s squad fell 44-30 to the Detroit Lions in a pivotal matchup toward dictating the playoff bubble in the NFC.

Aside from the result, a health concern for wide receiver CeeDee Lamb also came out of the game after he suffered a concussion in...

Going into the Detroit game, I still had questions about Tyler Guyton’s talent in his second season.

Was he developing quickly enough? Was he reliable week to week? But the moment he wasn’t out there on the left side, every bit of doubt disappeared.

When Guyton wasn’t out there, the Cowboys’ didn’t just struggle, it seemed like everything fell apart.

This game didn’t expose Guyton. Detroit exposed how badly this offensive line needs him.

Left Tackle Fell Apart Immediately

I know Nathan Thomas was thrown into a tough assignment, but the performance he had was more than a...

The Dallas Cowboys have perhaps the best interior offensive linemen in the game on their team in Tyler Smith, someone who is going to be around for the long-term future after receiving a contract extension from the club a few months ago. Smith has been a dream for the Cowboys from just about Day 1 as he has gone about everything in the perfectly right way.

Part of what makes him so great is his personality and what he gives his time to. We here at Blogging The Boys are particularly grateful that he offered some of his time on...

The Dallas Cowboys win streak ended at three Thursday night with the 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys made it interesting by attempting yet another comeback late in the game, but Lions were just too much for them to handle in the end.

Looking back at the Week 14 loss, there is a good mixture of positives and negatives throughout the ballgame for the Cowboys. Today, we’re going to identify one good, one bad, and one ugly thing from the unfortunate Thursday night loss to the Detroit Lions.

THE GOOD – WR Ryan Flournoy

With six catches...

The Dallas Cowboys could not get the job done last night against the Detroit Lions in a game that they needed to win to boost their playoff chances.

Although that didn’t happen, Javonte Williams was able to do something for the first time in his career by rushing for over 1,000 yards. He has never done that in his time in the NFL. His best was in 2021 during his rookie season, when he rushed for 903 yards.

Now, depending on how the rest of the year goes, Williams could be a hot name when free agency rolls around.

Worth...

In the Detroit Lions’ last two runs to the playoffs under Dan Campbell in 2023 and 2024, they did not lose back to back games at any point. While they still have a lot of work to do to replicate making the NFC Championship Game in ‘23 or being the conference’s top seed like in ‘24, they took a huge step in the right direction towards at least making the playoffs by keeping this streak alive on Thursday at home versus the Dallas Cowboys. If the Lions do go on to the reach the playoffs, it would be their first...