Lions vs. Cowboys live updates: Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit lead 20-9 at halftime of 'Thursday Night Football' game

Jake Ferguson appeared to be held by Alex Anzalone on a target near the goal line. Instead, the officiating crew called offensive pass interference on Ferguson, who had performed a simple swim move. Brian Schottenheimer was irate as Dallas had to settle for a field goal.

Meanwhile, Brian Branch was shaken up on the play and took a long while to get to the sideline. Detroit's secondary is running out of players.

The Cowboys' defense has done a great job against Gibbs in the run game for most of the night, but not here:

Gibbs is up to 106 yards from scrimmage (29 on the ground) and two touchdowns.

These offenses are going blow for blow.

On third-and-6, Goff stood in strong in the pocket, allowed Williams to come across the field and hit him in stride for a 29-yard gain. Add in 15 yards for roughing the passer, and Detroit is already in the red zone.

Both offenses just keep answering the other one.

The Lions' defense completed busted, and Ryan Flournoy found himself all alone for a 42-yard score. Prescott then found Jake Ferguson for the two-point conversion, and suddenly Dallas is down just three.

What a finish we have ahead!

Detroit's lead is once again two possessions, 30-19, after Jake Bates' 46-yard field goal. Crucially, the Lions took nearly six minutes off the clock, with the run game getting going. The Cowboys are now down 11 with 11:50 left.

Aubrey just drilled a 63-yarder, but not before the drive fizzled out due to a pair of frustrating plays by George Pickens. On third-and-9, he committed offensive pass interference, and on third-and-19, he basically jogged his route, allowing DJ Reed to break up a pass intended for him.

The Lions crossed midfield, but on third-and-5, there seemed to be some confusion with Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams in the same area. St. Brown will be credited with a drop, but something else clearly went wrong on that play. On the next play, Sam Williams blocked a 52-yard Jake bates field goal attempt.

Lamb landed hard on his head, and he was quickly ruled out. He finished with six catches for 121 yards.

After a disastrous start to the second half, Dallas responded with a great drive, and Javonte Williams plowed in from 1 yard away for the touchdown.

Now, all eyes are on CeeDee Lamb, who is headed back to the locker room.

Lamb went down hard after trying to reel in a touchdown catch.

On the very first play from scrimmage of the second half, Amik Robertson jumps a slant route, and the deflection goes to Barnes. The Lions are once again in great position, and the half couldn't have started much worse for Dallas.

UPDATE: Jared Goff threw a touchdown to Isaac TeSlaa.

He's as close to automatic as it gets.

What a run from David Montgomery!

The difference in this game, so far, is the Lions have fully cashed in on two short fields, while the Cowboys have settled for two field goals after crossing midfield.

What a play -- and what a half -- for Jack Campbell. The Lions' linebacker had a sack earlier and now strips Jake Ferguson, with Brian Branch recovering. For the second time tonight, Detroit's offense starts with excellent field position.

It looked like Dallas jumped offside on third-and-2 -- and Jared Goff certainly thought it did, considering he took a deep shot to Jameson Williams -- but no flag came out. The pass fell incomplete, and the Lions punted.

The Cowboys are forced to settle for a field goal after a long drive.

Avonte Maddox has made a couple of nice plays in his place already.

Detroit goes 47 yards on six plays, and Gibbs caps it with a 1-yard score.

Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 27-yard catch-and-run on a quick throw to set up the score. It's incredible he's playing in this game, much less making a huge impact.

Offensive tackle Dan Skipper dropped it, and there was a pre-snap penalty. That was kind of fun, but I don't think we'll see it again.

Dak Prescott appeared to have been sacked in the end zone for a safety, but upon review, they overturned the call because the ball was entirely out of the end zone when the defense first made contact with Prescott.

Nice play by Avonte Maddox, in for Thomas Harper, to break up the third-down pass.

Aubrey's seven field goals from 50+ are tied for third-most in the NFL this season.

Harper's head collided with George Pickens' leg awkwardly. The Lions are already without Kerby Joseph and several other members of the secondary, and now on Detroit's second defensive play of the game, it looks like another member of that group is hurt. 

All things considered, it's a win for the Dallas defense to stiffen in the red zone and force the Lions to settle for a Jake Bates field goal.

James Houston, who had eight sacks for Detroit as a rookie in 2022 but had just one combined from 2023-24, brought down Jared Goff on third down. Houston now has 5.5 sacks this season and continues to be one of the best under-the-radar free agent finds from this past offseason.

One under-the-radar free agent addition that has helped every NFL playoff hopeful

Zachary Pereles

Gibbs has two touches for 45 yards in the Lions' first four plays. Detroit does such a good job moving him around the formation and using him in a variety of ways, and the Cowboys' linebackers' heads are spinning early.

The Lions start with the ball.

The Lions play man coverage on 35.5% of their plays. That is the second-highest rate in the entire NFL, only behind the Browns.

But that will be especially difficult against Dallas. George Pickens leads the NFL with 438 receiving yards against man coverage, and CeeDee Lamb is fifth with 277. We'll see how defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard adjusts against such a talented wide receiver duo.

Jared Goff showed great improvement when pressured last year, but he has struggled in that department this season.

Dallas has the fifth-highest pressure rate this season but is 21st in average time to pressure.

Clowney had been questionable with a hamstring injury. Jalen Tolbert, who has seen his playing time decrease lately, is a healthy scratch.

We'll see how much St. Brown plays, but this could be a huge boost for Detroit, which has operated on an entirely different level, historically, when St. Brown is on the field. He did not practice at all this week due to an ankle sprain.

Here are the hosts' inactives: