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October 12, 2024 NFL News

FRISCO, Texas — Yes, it’s only Week 6, but the 3-1 Detroit Lions facing the 3-2 Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium may have as close to postseason energy as a middle-of-the-regular-season game can have.

Detroit comes back to the scene of its narrow defeat in Week 17 last season, a matchup that controversially ended with a 20-19 Dallas victory following the Lions attempting multiple failed two-point conversion tries in an effort to win the game in regulation.

The Cowboys are simply trying to win a home game. They are off to a 3-0 start on the road in 2024, but they are 0-2 this year at AT&T Stadium and have lost three in a row in their own building, including the 48-32 NFC wild-card round defeat against the Green Bay Packers in January. Prior to the past three home games, Dallas had won 16 home games in a row with its last one coming in that Week 17 escape against the Lions.

“We have a big challenge,” Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Monday. “We have to win a home game. We used to be pretty good at home. We need to win a home game. We really stress the importance of winning on the road, and we’re off to a good start. But we need to get that first home win.”

Cowboys’ last 19 home games

Win-loss record

16-0

0-3

Points per game

35.4

25.3

Rush yards per game allowed

107.3

202.3

Point differential

+281

-44

* Including postseason

Let’s take a look at the critical matchups involved for Detroit to secure a crucial win after its Week 5 bye and for Dallas to earn a victory entering its Week 7 bye.