Jahmyr Gibbs ran for three touchdowns and the Detroit Lions never trailed in a 44-30 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in a clash crucial to the NFL playoff hopes of both teams.

The reigning NFC North champion Lions had dropped three of their prior five games to fall to third in the division behind the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, who face off on Sunday.

But they improved to 8-5 to bolster their playoff bid as the Cowboys -- who arrived in Detroit off three straight victories -- fell to 6-6-1 to see their post-season chances dwindle with a month remaining in the regular season.

"They're as hot a team as there is in this league," Lions quarterback Jared Goff said of the Cowboys. "Maybe we can become that now."

Goff said he'd seen an "uptick of urgency" from teammates after their l

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