What's the Dallas Cowboys' most lopsided loss in team history? It ...

14 Oct 2024

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Whats the Dallas Cowboys most lopsided loss in team history It

The Cowboys, with their 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions, were only a few points away from suffering their worst blow out of all time.

How 'bout them Cowboys?

It was a long and forgettable day for the Dallas Cowboys and their fans as they were routed 47-9 by the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The crowd watched as the Cowboys dropped their third-straight home game of the season and flirted with the wrong side of history in what was their most lopsided loss since 1988.

On Jerry Jones' 82nd birthday, no less.

The 38-point loss was their largest at AT&T Stadium, which opened in 2009. It nearly became the fifth time overall that the Cowboys lost a game by 40 or more points, per StatMuse.

They trailed 27-6 at the half, and it only got worse from there. Jared Goff and the Lions' offense posted nearly 500 total yards, while also trying to get their offensive lineman to score some touchdowns and giving their punter the day off.

Dak Prescott threw two interceptions and failed to get the Cowboys into the end zone, with the offense mustering just three field goals against the Detroit defense. He was pulled for backup Cooper Rush, who soon threw an interception in the end zone for the Cowboys' fourth turnover of the game.

That gave the ball back to the Lions with just over eight minutes remaining and the opportunity to hand the Cowboys their most lopsided loss in franchise history. A turnover on downs in Dallas territory gave the ball to the Cowboys, who soon gave it right back on a fumble by KaVontae Turpin.

The Lions, however, were unable to reach the end zone one final time, ensuring that the ugly loss would not become the Cowboys' ugliest of all time.