Defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 13 has the Dallas Cowboys gaining traction in NFL power rankings.

After Week 9 of the season, the Philadelphia Eagles looked to be running away with the NFC East at 6-2. The Dallas Cowboys were three games back at 3-5-1.

Prescott jumps into the top five of this week's QB stock report, while Ravens QB Lamar Jackson tumbles down the rankings.

The Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) hosting the Kansas City Chiefs (6-6) as Thanksgiving Thursday's afternoon main event presented a matchup of two of the top 10 scoring offenses in the NFL. Both squads lived up to their high-scoring pedigrees with Dak Prescott outdueling Patrick Mahomes for a 31-28 victory.

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What ended up being a thrilling Week 13 slate just wrapped on Monday, but the next NFL slate is only days away. The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys will face off on Thursday night in a playoff-caliber NFC matchup.

According to NFL analyst Ben Baldwin’s fourth-down bot, that single decision to punt instead of going for it reduced the Chiefs’ win probability from 52 percent to 45 percent. It’s difficult for that big of a swing to take place on a single coach’s decision.

Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau, however, was involved in a contentious moment during their win over Philadelphia. The NFL has now made its final decision on the incident.