The Dallas Cowboys head to Detroit to take on the Lions in this week's "Thursday Night Football" matchup featuring two teams angling to position themselves to make a run for the playoffs.

The Cowboys (6-5-1), led by 10th-year quarterback Dak Prescott, are second behind the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East. They are in the midst of a three-game winning streak, having defeated the Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs within a recent five-day span.

The Lions (7-5) have lost two of their last three games and are third in the NFC North behind the Chicago Bears (9-3) and the Green Bay Packers (8-3-1). Quarterback Jared Goff is now over 3,000 passing yards for the season and is tied with Prescott for second in the NFL with 25 touchdown passes.

The Lions won the last matchup 47-9

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