STADIUM: AT&T Stadium
REFEREE: Brad Allen
DATE: Saturday, December 30, 2023
GAME TIME: 8:15 PM ET
ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters
Westwood One: Ted Emrich, Mike Mayock
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) DET: 82 or 226 DAL: 208 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: DAL leads series, 16-11 (DAL won past 4. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/23/22: DET 6 at DAL 24.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Dan Campbell vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-2 Reg. Season: 28-32-1 (.459) Postseason: 0-0. Mike McCarthy vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 19-7 Reg. Season: 165-102-2 (.613) Postseason: 11-10 (.524).
DETROIT LIONS NOTES:
• DETROIT clinched 1st division title since 1993.
• QB JARED GOFF completed 30 of 40 atts. (75 pct.) for 257 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 99.7 rating last week. Has 0 INTs & 95+ rating in 4 of his past 5. Ranks 3rd in NFL in pass yards (3,984) & tied-3rd in TD passes (27). Has 3 previous 4,000-yard seasons (2018, 2019 & 2022) & 1 previous 30+ TD pass season (2018).
• RB JAHMYR GIBBS (rookie) had 100 scrimmage yards (80 rush, 20 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 16. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row with TD. Is only rookie with 1,000+ scrimmage yards (1,188) & 10+ scrimmage TDs (10).
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 11th rush TD of season last week. Gibbs & Montgomery are only pair of RB teammates each with 10+ scrimmage TDs in 2023. Has 1,027 scrimmage yards this season, his 5th-straight 1,000-yard season.
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 302 career receptions & became 4th player ever with 300+ catches in 1st 3 seasons. Ranks tied for 3rd in NFL with 106 catches in 2023 & is 6th player ever with 100+ catches in 2 of his 1st 3 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch.
• TE SAM LAPORTA has 74 receptions in 2023, tied with Jeremy Shockey (2002) for 2nd-most by rookie TE ever (Keith Jackson – 81 in 1988). Has 9 rec. TDs in 2023 & can become 3rd rookie TE ever with 10+ rec. TDs.
• DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON aims for his 4th in row with PD. Had 1.5 sacks in the last meeting.
• S IFEATU MELIFONWU had career-high 2 sacks & 1st INT of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 2+ PD.
• S KERBY JOSEPH had 2nd-career 2 INT game last week.
• DB BRIAN BRANCH (rookie) had 3rd-career INT & 1st-career FF of season last week. Has PD in 5 of his past 6.
DALLAS COWBOYS NOTES:
• DALLAS is 1st team ever with 30+ points in each of 1st 7 home games of season. Have won 15 straight home games.
• QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 253 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.9 rating last week. Leads NFL with 30 TD passes, ranks 3rd in rating (104.2) & 5th in pass yards (3,892) in 2023. Has 34 TDs (32 pass, 2 rush) vs. 9 INTs for 113.4 rating in his past 13 home starts. Has 8 TD passes vs. INT for 142.6 rating in 2 career starts on Saturday. Has 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 123.5 rating in 4 career starts vs. Det. & aims for his 5th in row vs. Det. with 110+ rating.
• RB TONY POLLARD has career-high 52 receptions in 2023. Has 1,181 scrimmage yards this season, his 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season. Had 109 scrimmage yards (83 rush, 26 rec.) in last meeting.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had 6 catches for 118 yards & rec. TD last week. Leads NFL with career-high 109 receptions, ranks 2nd with career-high 1,424 rec. yards & ranks tied-4th with 9 rec. TDs in 2023. Can become 3rd WR in past 10 seasons (Davante Adams – 2020 & Antonio Brown – 2018) with scrimmage TD in 8 straight games within single season.
• WR BRANDIN COOKS had 6th rec. TD of season last week.
• LB MICAH PARSONS joined HOFer Reggie White as only players since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 3 NFL seasons. Has 39.5 career sacks & can become 5th player since 1982 with 40+ sacks in 1st 3 career seasons. Had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting.
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE has 3 sacks, 4 TFL, FF & FR in 3 career games vs. Det.
• CB DARON BLAND leads NFL with 8 INTs & NFL-record 5 INTTDs in 2023. Has INT in 5 of his past 6 at home.
• CB STEPHON GILMORE has 5 PD in his past 5 at home. Has 12 PD in 2023, his 8th-career season with 10+ PD.
