Lions season going down to wire after being routed in Dallas

The New York Giants (10-5), despite losing to Philadelphia on Thursday night, clinched a playoff berth with Tampa Bay’s loss. Game time is scheduled to get underway at 8:20 p.m. ET. The Lions could lose Monday and still get into the playoffs by beating the visiting Packers in Week 17 to win the NFC North. It’s unclear if head coach Jason Garrett will decide to rest any of the team’s starters tonight. “3rd down, redzone, when the other team’s trying to communicate and our fans are up and they’re waving their towels, it really changes the game”. Of course, because Dez Bryant had the ball in his hands, the Lions’ defense bit on the reverse and started to run towards the ball.

Elliott raced for a 55 yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give the Cowboys a 14-7 lead and did so in acrobatic, highlight fashion.

Here are my five thoughts on the Cowboys’ 13th win of the season.

The Cowboys (12-2) bounced back after their franchise-record 11-game winning streak ended, hanging on after what looked to be a festive night following Elliott’s antics turned tense when Jameis Winston rallied the Bucs from a 17-3 deficit to a 20-17 lead.

It will be a tough task for both teams, but expect both to bring their A-game even though this game could be “meaningless” for the Cowboys.

The Dallas Cowboys are now left with Emmett Cleary as the only option to replace either Tyron Smith or Doug Free if something were to happen to either player. He caught two touchdown passes and threw for another.

Zenner, who opened the season as Detroit’s No. 4 tailback, eclipsed his career high by midway through the second quarter and finished with 64 for the game.

The loss Monday means the Lions are not yet in the playoffs, and a loss to the Packers could knock them out entirely. When I was in class, people were asking me to sign stuff and they were taking selfies with me on the way to class. Offensively, The Lions are putting up just 21.5 points per game. Their playoff hopes will quickly fade if they fall in Dallas tonight, as Green Bay is playing their best football of the season, and they meet next week.

Witten, the normally stoic 14th-year tight end, flashed Bryant’s celebratory “X” when the often-exuberant receiver made the signal in his direction after the touchdown.

While the Giants may decide to limit some of their starters, Washington certainly isn’t going to take NY lightly.

With 49 rushing yards on Monday night against Detroit, he would become the fifth rookie in National Football League history with 1,600 rushing yards in a season.

They need all of those to force a three-way tiebreaker with the Lions and Redskins (thus eliminating the common games tiebreaker) and win it on Strength of Victory.