DETROIT -- In a game that the Detroit Lions had to have after a challenging week, they found a way.

The Lions (8-5) topped the Dallas Cowboys, 44-30 on Thursday Night Football, to breathe life into their playoff hopes. Dallas (6-6-1) had been red hot, beating last year’s Super Bowl teams in consecutive weeks. But this loss sinks its postseason dreams to tough levels, while Detroit is right back in the hunt.

It’s still a tough road ahead. But this win boosts Detroit’s playoff hopes to 43%, according to NFL Network, while a loss would have sunk them to 12%. The win also extends the team’s streak of answering its last 15 regular-season losses with a victory, tying an NFL record.

Quarterback Jared Goff spread the ball around to great success. Goff threw for 309 yards and one touchdown, find

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