The Detroit Lions, in what many perceived as a must-win game, came out strong and led the entire way Thursday night, but that doesn't mean it was an easy win. Dallas scored a touchdown and 2-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to pull to within 30-27 with just under 10 minutes to play.

The NFL has announced three punishments on Detroit Lions players following their Thanksgiving Thursday loss to the Packers.

The Detroit Lions are getting a brief break. Detroit earned a desperately needed 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, going 2-1 in a three-game stretch of home games over 12 days.

The league spent the first half of the season pointing and laughing at the Dallas Cowboys for the Micah Parsons trade and the subsequent drubbings at the expense of their defense.

Detroit Lions fans are not having a good time right now. Because of that, they're asking for mock drafts. While there are still 14 different ways the Lions can make the playoffs, I am addicted to doing mock drafts,

Last year, the Detroit Lions went 15-2 and locked up the top seed in the NFC. This season, they are lucky to be above .500.

The Detroit Lions have lost 4 of their past 7 games and would not make the NFL playoffs if the postseason started today, ranked eighth.

Carter Bahns here to preview college football's conference championship games and an NFL slate loaded with playoff implications. We'll also take a look ahead to this afternoon's highly anticipated FIFA World Cup Draw and Saturday's potentially historic UFC 323 event.