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By Andrew McCarty
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The Dallas Cowboys suffered a serious blow to their playoff hopes in a Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Dallas entered the game with a three game winning streak after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving and looked to be trending in the right direction. However, the Cowboys defense failed to live up to the moment, allowing over 400 yards and 44 points on the night.
"I think guys are pissed off right now," quarterback Dak Prescott said after the game. "I don't think it's any deflated moment like, oh, hands are up, we're done. No. No. Absolutely not. I think you're going to get a team that's pissed, especially as we talk about a team that's kind of changed since the bye week. This is the first time this group, to an extent, suffered this. So hopefully it pisses people off the right way, we use it as fuel, and I know, starting with myself, I'll make sure we have a great week of prep for the next one."
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With the Lions leading 30-27 with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter, Detroit picked up a 3rd-and-6 on a quick pass from quarterback Jared Goff to wide receiver Jameson Williams, who took the ball for a 29-yard completion. It was a back-breaking play that sent the Lions into Dallas territory.
A mishap from Cowboys defensive end James Houston gave Detroit an additional 13 yards after he was caught hitting Goff in the face. Two plays later, running back Jahmyr Gibbs punched in a 10-yard touchdown run to give the Lions a commanding 37-27 lead with 7:17 left on the clock.
On Saturday, the NFL had some more unfortunate news for Houston, who was hit with a $5,722 fine from the league for a "blow to the head/neck."
Houston has been one of the lone bright spots on a less-than-stellar Cowboys defense, leading the team with 5.5 sacks.
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