In a game Detroit had to have at home to keep pace in the NFC North standings and the NFC playoff picture, the Lions got a complementary performance from all three phases in defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 44-30.

Detroit's defense forced three turnovers on a Jack Campbell forced fumble recovered by Brian Branch , a Derrick Barnes interception on a pass defended and tipped in the air by Amik Robertson, and a D.J. Reed interception to ice it. Detroit's offense turned the first two into touchdowns by David Montgomery (35-yard run) and Isaac TeSlaa (12-yard reception) and the later helped seal the game for Detroit late in the fourth quarter.

Detroit also got three touchdown runs from Jahmyr Gibbs to give him 13 total touchdowns on the season and 47 for his career, which ties Hall of Famer

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