Lions score 37 straight in 40-10 rout over Packers
The Lions (7-5) had lost five in a row against Green Bay.
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Lions ended their horrendous Thanksgiving record by beating Green Bay 40-10 on Thursday, recovering from a shaky start and moving a game and a half clear of their NFC North rivals.
The day's other games saw Dallas beat Oakland to temporarily move a game clear atop the NFC East, while Baltimore edged Pittsburgh in a key AFC North clash.
Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford made up for some mistakes with three touchdown passes as the Lions score 37 straight points to overwhelm the Packers.
The Lions (7-5) had lost five in a row against Green Bay and a franchise-worst nine straight in their annual Thanksgiving game.
The Packers (5-6-1) have gone five games without a win for the first time since 2008, clearly missing quarterback Aaron Rodgers who has missed four-plus games with a fractured collarbone.
Matt Flynn became the fourth starting quarterback for Green Bay this year and was sacked seven times, once for a safety.
Flynn was 10 of 20 for 139 yards with an interception and two fumbles; a marked contrast to the last game of the 2011 regular season against Detroit when he filled in for a rested Rogers and threw for 480 yards and six touchdowns.
Stafford was 22 of 35 for 330 yards with two interceptions and a fumble that was returned by Morgan Burnett to put the Packers up 10-3 early in the second quarter.
After that, Detroit did whatever it wanted on both sides of the ball.
Dallas running back DeMarco Murray ran for three touchdowns and his backup Lance Dunbar had a career-high 82 yards rushing as the Cowboys beat Oakland 31-24.
The Cowboys overcame Oakland's fumble return for a score on the opening kickoff, and notched a win that moved them to 7-5, atop the NFC East ahead of Philadelphia (6-5) which can move back level with a win over Arizona on Sunday.
Murray had 63 yards rushing but his highlight was the finishing work, including a 7-yard score to put Dallas ahead for good early in the fourth quarter.
Dunbar, who departed with a left knee sprain, sparked the tying and go-ahead touchdown drives in the second half, highlighted by a 45-yard run that led to a 4-yard scoring pass from Tony Romo to Dez Bryant.
Oakland's Matt McGloin had a strong first half, leading consecutive TD drives that put the Raiders up 21-7.
Baltimore's Justin Tucker kicked five field goals as the Ravens held on for a 22-20 win over Pittsburgh.
Baltimore stopped a 2-point conversion with 1:03 left, just hanging on against the fast-finishing Steelers and moving a game ahead of their AFC North rival and leading four other teams in the race for the conference's final wild-card slot.
Pittsburgh scored on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Jerricho Cotchery to get within two points, but Roethlisberger's conversion pass slipped through the hands of Emmanuel Sanders, who was screened by Chykie Brown.
Tucker connected on kicks of 43, 34, 38, 45 and 48 yards, whiler Joe Flacco threw a first-quarter touchdown pass to Torrey Smith.
