Cowboys suddenly lost at home with 4 losses in a row in Dallas since a 16-game win streak
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) sits on the bench in the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. Credit: AP/Gareth Patterson
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys suddenly seem lost at home.
The Cowboys lost their fourth consecutive home game, 47-9 to Detroit on Sunday. It extended a stretch at AT&T Stadium during which they became the first team since at least 2000 to trail by 14 points or more at halftime on their home field in four games in a row. They have trailed by at least 22 in each of those games.
What makes the skid so remarkable is that before a 48-32 home playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers last Jan. 14, Dallas had won 16 in a row at home over two seasons to make the Cowboys the only team other than New England since 2000 to have a streak that long. The Cowboys came up just short of their franchise-record 18 consecutive home wins from 1979-81.
And the Cowboys (3-3) have won all three of their road games this season.
The 38-point loss was their largest at AT&T Stadium, which opened in 2009. There have been only three other home games in franchise history when they lost by more, the most recent of those being 43-3 to Minnesota at Texas Stadium in 1988.
Dallas will go into November without a win at home since there are back-to-back games on the road after its upcoming bye week. Six of the last nine regular-season games are at home, the next one Nov. 10 against Philadelphia.
Detroit, the last opposing team to lose in Arlington last Dec. 30, took a 27-6 halftime lead Sunday.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) recovers from being sacked by Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, left, in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. Credit: AP/Gareth Patterson
The Cowboys, who were up 3-0, were held without a touchdown at home for the first time since a 19-3 loss to Tampa Bay in the 2022 season opener. That was their last loss before their 16-game winning streak.
In that playoff debacle that ended last season, Green Bay jumped out to a 27-0 lead before halftime. The Cowboys opened this season with a 33-17 win at Cleveland, but in their home opener New Orleans scored touchdowns on its first six possessions on way to a 44-19 road win. Baltimore jumped out to a 28-6 lead three weeks ago before the Cowboys scored 19 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
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