FRISCO, Texas -- The official start of the 2025 NFL postseason is still about a month away, but for the Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) and Detroit Lions (7-5), it's pedal to the metal right now. With both teams sitting just outside the NFC playoff picture as the eight (Lions) and nine (Cowboys) seeds, they know it's essentially do or die on "Thursday Night Football."

Even Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has begun to peek at the playoff standings, something he usually refrains from doing.

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"I did the other day. It was just more -- I wouldn't say by accident, but I was just watching TV, right? It came up there showing the AFC, so I'm thinking, 'What's the NFC look like?'

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