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The Cowboys loss to Lions is a true horror story for Dallas

Vaseline October 14, 2024

ARLINGTON, Texas – Home, damned house.

That flow – or hex, trend, nightmare, shame – continued for the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday with another loss at Jerry World.

Never mind that it was Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ birthday. The Detroit Lions blew out the candles before halftime.

The 47-9 result was anything but a joke for the Lions. Detroit’s star defensive end, Aidan Hutchinson, was carted off in the third quarter with his left leg immobilized by an air throw.

But before and after Hutchinson suffered his gruesome injury, the pattern was in full effect as the Lions became the latest visitors to take on Dallas at AT&T Stadium. Dating back to last season’s NFC playoffs, that’s four straight games the Cowboys have dropped on home turf — with the home team allowing a total of 167 points in the losses.

Worse, they barely fought.

In Week 3, they fell behind the Baltimore Ravens 28-6, but the rally fell short in a 28-25 setback that was punctuated by the 274 rushing yards the Dallas defense put up.

In Week 2, they were shut out, 44–19, with the New Orleans Saints scoring touchdowns on their first six drives.

In the first round of the NFC playoffs in January, the Green Bay Packers scored TDs on five straight possessions to set the course at a 48-32 finish.

On Sunday? The Cowboys (3-3) couldn’t score a touchdown. And that depleted defense — without key starters Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence and DaRond Bland — was shredded for 492 yards in some serious payback.

Funny, but the Lions (4-1) were the last team the Cowboys beat at Jerry World. And it came with a controversial finish, as the Lions had a potential touchdown wiped out by a technicality involving Dan Skipper for a qualifying tackle.

Well, that was then. This is now.

The Lions got some revenge as Jared Goff passed for 315 yards and 3 TDs, David Montgomery rushed for 80 yards and 2 TDs and safety Brian Branch collected two interceptions from Dak Prescott.

Still, there is good news for the Cowboys: they won’t lose next week.

The Cowboys have a bye in week 7. And then they don’t play at home again until week 10.