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.

The NFL announced a unique piece of history for the Detroit Lions after they defeated the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night.

Jahmyr Gibbs recorded three rushing touchdowns guiding Detroit to a pivotal victory to remain in the NFC playoff race

Brandon Aubrey has had some impressive games in his career, but he might have outdone himself on Thursday night in Detroit. The kicker broke two NFL records against the Lions and he was one of the few bright spots for the Dallas Cowboys in a 44-30 loss at Ford Field.

Detroit Lions inactives list vs Dallas Cowboys filled with many injuries to key players, but Amon-Ra St. Brown is playing. CeeDee Lamb injury update.

With their 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, the Detroit Lions gave their playoff hopes a boost while delivering a crushing blow to the Cowboys. Both teams entered Week 14 just outside of the playoff picture, knowing they could ill-afford another loss — especially against a fellow wild-card contender.

7. Buffalo Bills (8-4), wild card No. 3: They got back into the win column at Pittsburgh, thus hanging on to the AFC's final projected wild-card spot. A 5-3 record in conference games leaves Buffalo behind the Chargers and Colts in the wild-card seeding. Remaining schedule: vs. Bengals, at Patriots, at Browns, vs. Eagles, vs. Jets