There is a lot to be excited about if you are a Cowboys fan right about now. Your team has home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, clinched the No. 1 seed and are champions of the NFC East. A loss against Detroit on Monday night would have done nothing to change that; however, this team was not about to let that happen. With a dominating performance that saw punt Chris Jones laying down a huge hit during a punt return and Dez Bryant catching two touchdown passes and throwing for one more, this game had a little bit of everything in the 42-21 victory on Monday Night Football. Here's how social media reacted to it:
It was the hit heard around the world when Jones took on Lions returner Andre Roberts. No surprise social media took notice:
Social media also enjoyed Bryant's touchdown pass to Jason Witten. This came within the same game that he scored two touchdowns and surpassed Michael Irvin for second most touchdowns by a Dallas Cowboy (67) in franchise history. Here's how the No. 88 club celebrated:
Along with Michael Irvin and Drew Pearson, a lot of legends of the game had things to say about this year's squad:
And here is what the team had to say as they refocus for their last regular-season game against Philly: