Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys: How to watch Monday Night Football ... on Saturday
Detroit Lions (11-4) vs. Dallas Cowboys (10-5)
When: 8:15 p.m.
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas.
TV: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 (ManningCast).
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates).
Game notes: This is a battle of NFC contenders as both teams have already clinched a playoff spot. While the Lions have a chance to claim the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, the Cowboys are battling the Eagles for the NFC East Division crown.
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Injuries: Detroit TE Brock Wright has been ruled out with a hip injury. CB Cam Sutton is questionable after being added to the injury report and missing practice Thursday with a toe issue. Cowboys LT Tyron Smith (back) has a chance to return after sitting against Miami. … Backup RB Rico Dowdle is out with an ankle injury. That could mean rookie Deuce Vaughn will be active for just the second time since Week 5.
Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys betting odds
Odds from BetMGM as of Friday night:
Spread: Cowboys (-5½).
Over/under: 52 points.
Moneyline: Lions (+205), Cowboys (-230).
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Key matchup: Detroit RBs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs vs. the Dallas run defense. Montgomery, a five-year veteran, and the rookie Gibbs power the NFL’s third-best rushing defense. They are the first Detroit duo to have at least eight rushing TDs in the same season. The biggest weakness for an opportunistic Cowboys unit is the run game. Dallas is just two weeks removed from giving up 266 yards on the ground, the most in three seasons under defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. The Cowboys will be without their most important run stopper, DT Johnathan Hankins, for a third consecutive game. He has a sprained ankle.
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Stats and stuff: The Cowboys take a 15-game home winning streak into their regular-season finale at AT&T Stadium. It’s the club’s longest home winning streak since an 18-game run at Texas Stadium from 1979-81. Dallas hasn’t gone 8-0 at home since 1980 and ‘81. … Lions coach Dan Campbell is a Texas native who played for Texas A&M and spent three of his 10 seasons as an NFL tight end with the Cowboys (2003-05). … The Lions are 19-7 since the 24-6 loss to Dallas that dropped them to 1-5 last season. The NFC North champs just clinched their first division title since 1993 and still have a shot at the top seed in the NFC. … The Lions have averaged 173 rushing yards in the past eight games. … QB Jared Goff is third in the NFL in yards passing with 3,984 yards and tied for third with 27 TD passes. His only other season with at least 30 touchdown tosses was 2018 with the Los Angeles Rams. … Gibbs has at least 50 scrimmage yards in 13th consecutive games, the first Lions running back to do that since Kevin Smith in 2009. … Gibbs and TE Sam LaPorta are the first pair of rookies from the same team in NFL history to produce at least nine TDs. … S Kerby Joseph had two interceptions against the Vikings to become the first Detroit DB since Bobby Watkins in 1982-83 to have at least four picks in each of his first two seasons. … Dallas is averaging a league-best 39.9 points per game at home. The only bigger numbers since the NFL merger were New Orleans (41.1) and Green Bay (40.1) in 2011. Those Packers were led by Mike McCarthy, who is calling plays for the first time in four seasons as head coach of the Cowboys. … QB Dak Prescott needs 108 yards passing for his third season with at least 4,000. His predecessor, Tony Romo, is the franchise leader with four. … LB Micah Parsons needs half a sack to become the fifth player since 1982 with at least 40 in his first three seasons.
Associated Press contributed.
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