The Dallas defense regressed, as did the protection for quarterback Dak Prescott, in a game the Cowboys badly needed to win to maintain any realistic hopes of making the playoffs.

In a 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions, owner Jerry Jones’ team looked much more like the one with a losing record from before the open week than the group that had won three in a row since to get over .500 for the first time.

Pretty much the only hope for the Cowboys (6-6-1) now is to win their four remaining games, starting in prime time on Dec. 14 at home against Minnesota. Even then, they will need help. That’s why the NFL’s playoff odds for Dallas are at 8%.

“I, too, knew what was at stake about our odds of getting in the playoffs,” Jones said on his radio show Friday on 105.3 The Fan. “So can we literally

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