Detroit Lions (11-4) vs. Dallas Cowboys (10-5): 8:15 p.m.; AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas; ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 (ManningCast); WXYT-FM (97.1).

It’s safe to say, the Detroit Lions aren’t as good as last year’s version that won 15 games and earned the No. seed in the NFC playoff race. Losing both their offensive and defensive coordinators to head coaching roles with other teams surely hasn’t helped.

DETROIT – Former Detroit Lions Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow is coming out of retirement to re-join the team. Ragnow retired from the Lions back in June, due to injuries. Now, it appears he’s back -- and ready to play.

Ragnow stayed in touch with the team during retirement, and now Detroit begins preparing him for his first action since last year’s playoff run.

Those victories, which we will call signature wins, can help propel a team to new heights if they can build off of them. Several NFL teams may have gotten signature victories in NFL Week 12,

Ragnow's return came right at a pivotal deadline. Because he was placed on the Lions' reserve-retired list, in order to be eligible to play this season he had to be activated by the team's Week 13 game. The Lions play on Thursday, and as a result the deadline for his return was Wednesday.

The Lions had to activate Ragnow before their Thanksgiving game vs. the Packers for him to be eligiblet to play this year

It took a monster game from Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs to salvage a win in a matchup in which the Lions were double-digit favorites. Here's what we know in the aftermath of the Lions' Week 12 win, from stats,