It was far from the dream road trip for the Dallas Cowboys to the Motor City on Thursday night, as head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s squad fell 44-30 to the Detroit Lions in a pivotal matchup toward dictating the playoff bubble in the NFC.
Aside from the result, a health concern for wide receiver CeeDee Lamb also came out of the game after he suffered a concussion in the third quarter.
With 12:47 left in the frame, quarterback Dak Prescott gave Lamb a chance at a one-on-one ball in the end zone that he couldn’t come up with. As he was landing on the ground, his head slammed against the Ford Field turf. His left arm went numb as he laid on the turf without much movement for a few moments.
He was checked out by medical staff on the field and in the injury tent before being quickly ruled out and walked to the locker room. Coming out of the locker room after the loss, Lamb nodded when asked if he was OK.
“It scared me,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said on 105.3 The Fan on Friday morning. “It really did.”
Back in the team facility on Friday, Schottenheimer was able to see Lamb, whose body responded well less than 24 hours after the injury.
“He had a good day,” Schottenheimer said Friday afternoon on a conference call with local reporters. “But he has to go through all the checks and balances of all that stuff. I do think the extra couple of days should hopefully help him.”
The Cowboys will not have to play again until Dec. 14 when the Minnesota Vikings come into town for a “Sunday Night Football” matchup. Heading into a 10-day break, the extra rest should help Lamb power through the league’s concussion protocol, although his availability won’t be clear until late next week.
It was a productive night for Lamb, as he hauled in six receptions for 121 yards before exiting the game. The offense suffered some lulls in his absence, but second-year wide receiver Ryan Flournoy was able to pick up the production vacated by Lamb in the second half by finishing with 115 yards and one touchdown on nine receptions.
The loss dropped the Cowboys to 6-6-1 on the season. And while the playoff odds sit at just 9 percent, according to ESPN analytics, following the loss, winning the remaining four games on the schedule would bolster the odds to 51 percent.
So, for a Cowboys team that still has postseason wishes to play for, getting Lamb back in time for the clash against the Vikings could be big in determining their success in the month of December.
Game schedule dates, times, locations
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Rangers ▶
April 27 N.Y. Yankees 4, Rangers 2
April 28 N.Y. Yankees 3, Rangers 2
April 29 Rangers 3, N.Y. Yankees 0
May 1 Rangers 5, Detroit 4
May 2 Detroit 5, Rangers 1
May 3 at Detroit, 6:20 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock
May 5 at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m., RSN
May 6 at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m., RSN
May 7 at N.Y. Yankees, 11:35 a.m., RSN
May 8 vs. Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m., CW
May 9 vs. Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m., RSN
May 10 vs. Chicago Cubs, 1:35 p.m., RSN
TCU Baseball ▶
April 24 TCU 8, Houston 3
April 25 TCU 4, Houston 2
April 26 TCU 14, Houston 2 (7 innings)
April 29 TCU 12, UT-Arlington 1 (7 innings)
May 1 Oklahoma State 7, TCU 6
May 2 Oklahoma State 9, TCU 2
May 3 Oklahoma State 11, TCU 10
May 8 vs. Utah, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 9 vs. Utah, 2 p.m., ESPN+
May 10 vs. Utah, 1 p.m., ESPN+
May 14 at West Virginia, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+
May 15 at West Virginia, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+
May 16 at West Virginia, noon, ESPN+
End of regular season
Stars ▶
First-round playoff series (Wild win 4-2)
Game 1: April 18 Minnesota 6, Stars 1
Game 2: April 20 Stars 4, Minnesota 2
Game 3: April 22 Stars 4, Minnesota 3 (2OT)
Game 4: April 25 Minnesota 3, Stars 2 (OT)
Game 5: April 28 Minnesota 4, Stars 2
Game 6: April 30 Minnesota 5, Stars 2
Wings▶
April 30 Wings 95, Indiana 80 (preseason)
May 3 vs. Las Vegas (at Austin) (preseason), 6 p.m., Ion
May 9 at Indiana, noon, ABC
May 12 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m., KFAA
May 14 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
May 18 vs. Washington, 7 p.m., KFAA, Peacock
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2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, TBA
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, TBA
Cowboys ▶
2026 season
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m.
2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio)
vs. N.Y Giants
vs. Philadelphia
vs. Washington
vs. Arizona
vs. San Francisco
vs. Tampa Bay
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Tennessee
vs. Baltimore
at N.Y Giants
at Philadelphia
at Washington
at L.A. Rams
at Seattle
at Green Bay
at Houston
at Indianapolis
FC Dallas ▶
April 11 FC Dallas 1, St. Louis 1
April 18 FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 2
April 22 Minnesota 1, FC Dallas 0
April 25 Seattle 2, FC Dallas 1
May 2 FC Dallas 2, NY Red Bulls 0
May 9 vs. Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 13 vs. Vancouver, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 16 at San Jose, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 23 at Colorado, 8:30 p.m., Apple TV
World Cup break
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
May 4 NASCAR Racing Experience
May 8-10 C10 Nationals
May 15-16 LS Fest
May 23 Bandas y Trocas
May 30 Urban Racing
This story was originally published December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM.
Nick Harris is the Dallas Cowboys beat reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has experience working on the beat for DallasCowboys.com and previous work experience at Yahoo Sports/Rivals and 247Sports.
