The Detroit Lions are right back in the thick of things in the NFC playoff picture, and the Dallas Cowboys are hanging on by a thread. Jahmyr Gibbs scored three touchdowns, Jared Goff threw for 309 yards and a touchdown, and the Detroit defense forced three turnovers in a crucial 44-30 win.

Detroit Lions will visit Los Angeles Rams in Week 15 in Los Angeles, pitting Matthew Stafford against his former team. Here's our game prediction.

The Lions have announced news on two star players before they take on the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Dec. 14.

For the game, Pro Football Focus gave the Lions a 77.8 defensive grade, the highest since that win over Tampa Bay in Week 7. The team was led by veteran backup safety Avonte Maddox, who stepped up to play 80 snaps for the Lions and earned a 90.3 defensive grade — the second-highest of his eight-year career.

The Detroit Lions got a much-needed win on Thursday night over the Cowboys, 44-30 at Ford Field. This was a high-leverage game, one that would leave the loser with only a long shot at making the playoffs. And it didn’t disappoint, with a back-and-forth slugfest worth staying up for.

As the NFC playoff picture stands going into Week 14, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are both on the outside looking in as they enter Thursday night's game against one another... and they'll be each other's most immediate threat to missing the playoffs.

Campbell challenged his players, celebrated key performances, and reminded them their story is still being written.