The Dallas Cowboys' three-game winning streak ended after a 44-30 defeat against the Detroit Lions on Thursday. The NFC East franchise received more bad news on Thursday after the LA Lakers' game against the Toronto Raptors.While the Lakers registered a 123-120 win on the night, NBA legend LeBron James tallied eight points in the game. The Lakers icon failed to register 10 points in a game for the first time in 18 years, ending a run of 1,297 consecutive regular-season games.According to a stat on X, the last time James failed to score 10 points in a game was in 2007. Interestingly, Dallas has had the same NFC championship appearances since the streak started, as the team has not made an NFC title game since 1995, the longest drought in NFL history.The defeat dropped them to a 6-6-1 record this season, reducing their chances of making the postseason. According to a projection by Fox, the Cowboys have a 9% chance of making the postseason after Thursday's defeat.Dallas will play the Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders and New York Giants in their remaining games and while winning all four games will give them a winning record, it won't guarantee a playoff spot for the Cowboys.Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott admits needing favors from NFL teamsVeteran Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott expressed his frustration after Thursday's loss left the team's playoff fate in the dark. Prescott acknowledged that the Cowboys need favors from others to make the postseason."We're going to need some things to happen for us," Prescott said. "I don't think it's in our control at this point, but what we can do is control the way we approach this game. I think that's led by the pride and the love that you have for this game."A winning record will be an improvement of last year's 7-10 season, still failure to make the playoffs would be a crushing blow for the team which showed tremendous spirit in their consecutive wins against the Philadelpia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in a week.