The Dallas Cowboys will not, in fact, have to face the new-and-improved Matthew Stafford. The Texas native and long-time quarterback of the Detroit Lions missed the club’s Week 10 matchup against division rival Chicago.
Stafford has yet to practice this week due to a back injury and on Friday, he was ruled out of Sunday’s contest with the Dallas Cowboys by Detroit head coach Matt Patricia.
Matthew Stafford has been officially ruled out vs. the #Cowboys, per #Lions HC Matt Patricia.
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) November 15, 2019
Stafford is one of five Lions who did not participate in Thursday’s practice.
Lots of good developments for the Cowboys today. Still no Matthew Stafford for Detroit. Darius Slay was downgraded, as well. pic.twitter.com/DJaG810qNZ
— David Helman (@HelmanDC) November 14, 2019
The Cowboys will be looking to avoid their second losing streak of the season after falling 28-24 to another NFC North foe, the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Dallas sits at 5-4 and with a tough schedule ahead of them will need to capitalize on the 3-5-1 Lions injury situation. Dallas is suffering injuries along the offensive line, but hardly has the team-wide issues Detroit is suffering from.
Stafford, a Highland Park graduate, has faced the Cowboys four times in the regular season over the course of his 11-year career. The teams have split the contests two apiece, with Dallas winning the last two contests in 2016 and 2018.
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The Cowboys also won the lone playoff matchup with the Lions, from 2015, so they’ve won the last three head-to-head meetings.
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