As we head into the final stretch of the 2025 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions are fighting for their playoff lives with five games remaining. Postseason hopes could be crushed for one team as Week 14 begins when the Cowboys visit the Lions at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday Night Football.

Dallas (6-5-1) shockingly has gotten itself in the playoff picture by posting three consecutive victories, including a 31-28 triumph over the Kansas City Chiefs last week. The Cowboys are 1 1/2 games behind the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East and remain in the hunt for the third wild card spot in the conference, which currently is occupied by the 9-4 San Francisco 49ers .

The Lions (7-5) have lost three of their last five contests and trail the

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