With their place in the playoffs already assured, as well as both a first round bye and home-field advantage, there wasn’t much motivation for the Dallas Cowboys to defeat the Detroit Lions on Monday. The same could not be said for the Lions, we were playing for their postseason lives. But if you watched this game, you’d likely swear it was the Cowboys who were fighting to get into the playoffs, as Dallas scored 28 unanswered points in a decisive 42-21 victory.
As it’s been all season, the Cowboys offense was lead be the spectacular play of two rookies.