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Just when you thought the Dallas Cowboys might go on an improbable run toward the postseason, they were undone on the road against the Detroit Lions. The offense put themselves in a deep hole early and were playing catch-up against one of the league's most potent offenses. The Cowboys put themselves in a high-octane race against Jahmyr Gibbs and the Lions, and unfortunately, they got lapped. With the loss, Dallas' chances of making the playoffs plummeted.

Gibbs ran for three touchdowns, including a 13-yarder with 2:19 left that sealed the Lions' much-needed 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. The Lions sacked Dak Prescott five times a week after they had no sacks and lost to Green Bay and had two interceptions and recovered a fumble. You could see an uptick in urgency from everybody, Jared Goff said.

When one team has a tie in its record and another team doesn't, all of that other stuff goes out the window. It comes down to the basic comparison of overall records, and particularly each team's winning percentage. Let's say Dallas finishes the year with a 9-7-1 record: nine wins, seven losses, and one tie. That is a better record with a higher winning percentage (.559) than a 9-8 (.529) record. It's also a worse record than 10-7 (58.8), still keeping things simple.

A few weeks ago in Week 12 the Eagles jumped out to an early 14-0 lead over the Cowboys in the first quarter. They extended that lead to 21-0 after a KaVontae Turpin fumble early in the second quarter, but Dallas was able to put seven points on the board before halftime. After that, it was all the Dallas Cowboys.

Here are the players currently in the top ten at their positions: Quarterbacks: Dak Prescott (4th) Running Back: Javonte Williams (9th) Fullback: Hunter Luepke (2nd) Wide Receiver: George Pickens (2nd) Tight End: Jake Ferguson (6th) Center: Cooper Beebe (6th) Guard: Tyler Smith (9th), Tyler Booker (10th) Kicker: Brandon Aubrey (2nd) Long Snapper: Trent Sieg (2nd) Return Specialist: KaVontae Turpin (1st) Special Teams Player: C.J. Goodwin (7th)

Fan voting began on Thanksgiving Day and will continue until December 15th. The new thing they are doing this year is the Pro Bowl games will be held as part of the Super Bowl Week in San Francisco rather than either before or after by itself. Let me first say, I was born in 1996, but growing up I loved the Pro Bowl being after the Super Bowl and it being in Hawaii every single year.

For the last few weeks we have been talking about the idea of trust relative to the Dallas Cowboys. Early on in the season things were very tense in this regard, but as the franchise has won three games in a row they have seemingly earned some of that benefit of the doubt back. This is what we are curious about today: Do you now trust the Cowboys?

Originally drafted by the Jets following a breakout junior year at Pitt, Abanikanda failed to find a role in New York. Working behind Breece Hall and Dalvin Cook in his rookie year, Abanikanda got a few looks near the end of the season but seemingly failed to make much of an impression. The next year saw New York draft Braelon Allen a round earlier than Abanikanda had been taken the year prior, and Abanikanda didn't see any game action before eventually getting waived in December.

To date, Thomas has played a total of 199 offensive snaps for the Cowboys and has started twice so far this season. He's played 176 of the snaps at left tackle and 23 at right tackle, committing only two penalties and surrendering just one QB sack according to Pro Football Focus. As an injury fill-in and spot starter, he's been invaluable.

The last three Dallas Cowboys games have had "biggest win of the year" tagged to them after the clock hit zero, but their Week 13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs may be the one that keeps that title. It was the team's third consecutive win, and it put them over .500 for the first time this season; plus, it could come in as the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history.