THE WHY BEHIND THE GAME
Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions.
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs.
The Cowboys and Lions have met 18 times since 2001, 17 in the regular season and 1 in the playoffs. Their only playoff meeting, the 2014 Wild Card, went to the Cowboys 24–20. Home field has mattered: the home side has won 12 of the 18 decided meetings. The most recent meeting, in 2025, went to the Lions, 44–30.
- Regular season
- DAL 10 · DET 7
- Playoffs
- DAL 1 · DET 0
- Home record
- DAL 8–3 · DET 4–3
- Points per meeting
- DAL 26.1 · DET 23.2
- Current streak
- DET won the last 2
- DAL biggest win
- By 31 · DAL 38, DET 7 (2003)
- DET biggest win
- By 38 · DET 47, DAL 9 (2024)
Every meeting
| Season | Game | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Week 14 | DAL 30, DET 44 | DET |
| 2024 | Week 6 | DET 47, DAL 9 | DET |
| 2023 | Week 17 | DET 19, DAL 20 | DAL |
| 2022 | Week 7 | DET 6, DAL 24 | DAL |
| 2019 | Week 11 | DAL 35, DET 27 | DAL |
| 2018 | Week 4 | DET 24, DAL 26 | DAL |
| 2016 | Week 16 | DET 21, DAL 42 | DAL |
| 2014 | Wild Card | DET 20, DAL 24 | DAL |
| 2013 | Week 8 | DAL 30, DET 31 | DET |
| 2011 | Week 4 | DET 34, DAL 30 | DET |
| 2010 | Week 11 | DET 19, DAL 35 | DAL |
| 2007 | Week 14 | DAL 28, DET 27 | DAL |
| 2006 | Week 17 | DET 39, DAL 31 | DET |
| 2005 | Week 11 | DET 7, DAL 20 | DAL |
| 2004 | Week 8 | DET 21, DAL 31 | DAL |
| 2003 | Week 7 | DAL 38, DET 7 | DAL |
| 2002 | Week 9 | DAL 7, DET 9 | DET |
| 2001 | Week 17 | DAL 10, DET 15 | DET |
Results through (Eastern time).
From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999. Regular season and playoffs, counted by franchise: Raiders games include Oakland, Chargers games San Diego, Rams games St. Louis.