NFL: DALLAS (11-1) at DETROIT (6-6) <h3>Cowboys look to clinch NFC East</h3> Dallas (11-1) at Detroit (6-6) 1:00 pm EST DETROIT (Ticker) -- It has been nine years since the DallasCowboys won a division title. To Cowboys fans who remember theteam's three Super Bowl victories in the 1990s, the droughtmight seem like 90 years. The Cowboys look to clinch their first NFC East title since 1998on Sunday when they visit the reeling Detroit Lions. Dallas, which has not played since beating the Green BayPackers, 37-27, on Thursday, has a three-game lead over theNew York Giants. The Cowboys also own the tiebreaker edge basedon a season sweep of the Giants. The Cowboys could have clinched the division without playing,but they will have to wait as the Giants rallied for a 21-16 winover the Chicago Bears last week. The victory over Green Bay clearly established Dallas as theteam to beat in the NFC. The Cowboys, who have clinched aplayoff spot, now have a one-game lead over the Packers to thebattle for home-field advantage. Tony Romo continued his stellar season with four touchdown passes,giving him a Cowboys' single-season record with 33. It markedthe fourth time Romo has thrown at least four TDs in a game thisseason. Dallas posted its sixth straight victory and improved to 11-1for the first time in the franchise's illustrious history. With a favorable schedule, Dallas has a chance to finish 15-1for the first in the team's 48-year history. The combined recordof the Cowboys' final four opponents is 20-24. Dallas plays three of its last four games away from TexasStadium, but the Cowboys are 5-0 on the road this season,winning by an average of 14.8 points per game. A visit from the high-flying Cowboys is the last thing Detroitwants, as the Lions are in a freefall. Detroit's second-half collapsed continued with last week's 42-10loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Adrian Peterson returned aftermissing two games with a knee injury and rushed for 116 yardsand two TDs against the Lions. At the start of the season, Detroit quarterback Jon Kitnapromised 10 wins, and he seemed on the mark after the Lionsreached the season's midpoint at 6-2. But Detroit's once seemingly secure playoff spot is in danger ofslipping away. The Lions enter the final four weeks of theseason tied with the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals for theNFC's second playoff spot. During the losing streak, Detroit's running game has beenvirtually non-existent. The Lions rushed for meager 23 yardsagainst the Vikings, the third time in the last four games theyhave been held under 25 yards. To make matters worse, the Lions will be without leading RoyWilliams, who could miss the remainder of the season with a kneeinjury suffered against the Vikings. Still, Dallas won't be taking Detroit lightly. Last season, theCowboys lost to the 2-13 Lions, 39-31, in the regular seasonfinale. Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna passed for 306 yards and fourtouchdowns in what was Bill Parcells' final regular-season gameas Cowboys coach.
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 0 DETROIT 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR DAL BALL ON DAL 25 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 0 DETROIT 0 10:06 LEFT, 1ST QTR DET BALL ON DET 40 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL TD DET T.J. DUCKETT 32 YD RUN (JASON HANSON KICK) DALLAS 0 DETROIT 7 7:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 0 DETROIT 7 7:28 LEFT, 1ST QTR DAL BALL ON DAL 25 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 0 DETROIT 7 5:58 LEFT, 1ST QTR DET BALL ON DET 38 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL FG DET JASON HANSON 19 YD DALLAS 0 DETROIT 10 0:08 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 0 DETROIT 10 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR DAL BALL ON DET 42 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DALLAS 0 0 DETROIT 10 10 END, 1ST QTR SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: DET - TD, T.J. DUCKETT 32 YD RUN (JASON HANSON KICK), 7:25. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards in 2:31. Key plays: Jones 15-yard run to Dallas 43; Jones 10-yard run to Dallas 32. DETROIT 7-0 DET - FG, JASON HANSON 19 YD, 14:52. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards in 5:50. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to McDonald to Dallas 48; Kitna 10-yard pass to Jones to Dallas 38; Kitna 10-yard pass to Furry to Dallas 26. 15-yard roughing the passer on Cowboys' Ware to Dallas 13. DETROIT 10-0</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL TD DAL MARION BARBER III 20 YD RUN (NICHOLAS FOLK KICK) DALLAS 7 DETROIT 10 12:13 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 7 DETROIT 10 12:05 LEFT, 2ND QTR DET BALL ON DET 27 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL FG DET JASON HANSON 36 YD DALLAS 7 DETROIT 13 8:22 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 7 DETROIT 13 8:19 LEFT, 2ND QTR DAL BALL ON DAL 37 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 7 DETROIT 13 6:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR DET BALL ON DET 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF DALLAS 7 DETROIT 13 DET BALL ON DAL 1 YD LINE 1ST AND GOAL</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL TD DET KEVIN JONES 3 YD RUN (JASON HANSON KICK) DALLAS 7 DETROIT 20 1:41 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL TD DET KEVIN JONES 3 YD RUN (JASON HANSON KICK) DALLAS 7 DETROIT 20 1:41 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: DALLAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL DALLAS 7 DETROIT 20 1:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR DAL BALL ON DAL 35 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
