DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are the top two teams in the hunt for an NFC wild card and are still holding on to hopes of competing for division championships.

Detroit (7-5) hosts Dallas (6-5-1) on Thursday night. The winner will improve its position in the playoff picture, while the loser may not have time to recover from the setback over the last month of the regular season.

"Our margin for error is very small right now," Lions Coach Dan Campbell said. "We've got to find a way to win this next one in front of us.

"Time's running out."

After starting 5-2, the two-time defending NFC North champions have lost 3 of 5 to fall behind division-leading Chicago (9-3) and second-place Green Bay (8-3-1).

The Cowboys, meanwhile, are surging into postseason contention behind a

See Full Page