The Dallas Cowboys entered Week Six ready for a big game against the Detroit Lions.
The problem is they weren’t ready for the game or the Lions.
The final score was Detroit 47, Dallas 9.
The @Lions are now up 46-9 in Dallas, courtesy of @amonra_stbrown 😳
📺: #DETvsDAL on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/vKgpgG0Cuv— NFL (@NFL) October 13, 2024
The Cowboys are 0-3 at home and 3-3 overall heading into their bye week.
Sunday was Jerry Jones’ birthday. Mike McCarthy might not want to offer him birthday wishes after the way the game played out.
The Lions used every trick in the playbook against an injury-riddled Dallas defense. Still, allowing 47 points on the road is beyond putrid. It was the second-most points Detroit scored in a road game to 52 points at Green Bay in 1952.
The Lions forced five turnovers, including three interceptions. Each team had 65 plays: the Lions wound up with 492 yards of offense to Dallas’ 251,
47 points 🦁
5 TDs 🦁
4 defensive sacks 🦁
3 INT 🦁
What a day for HC Dan Campbell and @Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. pic.twitter.com/mHeNz3SRad
— NFL (@NFL) October 13, 2024
The Cowboys have lost four in a row at home. factoring in the 48-32 playoff disaster that ended last season. They have been outscored 167-85 in those games.
There is big trouble in Dallas. The bye week bears watching.