"The winning streak is over. It seemed like a tough ask for the Dallas Cowboys to win three straight games against the three teams with the best records last season, and sure enough, it was. The Cowboys fell to the Detroit Lions on Thursday night, 44-30, putting their playoff hopes on life support. It was a frustrating game to watch with a little goodness sprinkled in. Here are my 10 thoughts on this unfortunate loss in the Motor City."
"They went down 21-0 against the Eagles two weeks ago, fell down 7-0 to the Chiefs on Thanksgiving, and then trailed 27-9 early in the second half. While the team does a good job fighting back into games, this repeated habit of falling behind is not a recipe for success. If you play with fire long enough, eventually you'll get burned, and that's what happened to them against the Lions."
"They were fortunate enough to overcome those miscues, but their luck ran out in Detroit. The Cowboys' offense turned the ball over three times, once on a Jake Ferguson fumble, and twice on a deflected pass that was intercepted. On the other side of the ball, the defense didn't force a single turnover. It's tough to win football games when you lose the turnover battle, 3 to 0."
The Cowboys lost 44-30 to the Lions, jeopardizing playoff hopes and ending their winning streak. The offense turned the ball over three times — including a Jake Ferguson fumble and two deflected passes returned as interceptions — while the defense failed to force a turnover. Dallas again fell behind early, trailing 27-9 in the second half after previous slow starts in losses to the Eagles and Chiefs. The defense surrendered multiple big plays to Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Jahmyr Gibbs, and a 35-yard David Montgomery rushing touchdown, while Jared Goff passed for over 300 yards. The loss exposed persistent timing, turnover, and defensive issues.
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