Dez Bryant lit up by Rashean Mathis (Video)

The Detroit Lions haven’t won a road playoff game in 57 years and they’ve come out with the early momentum against the Dallas Cowboys. Ask Dez Bryant.

Dez Bryant is an All-Pro for the first time in his career after a season that featured 88 receptions, an NFL-high 16 touchdowns and zero fumbles.

And the Dallas Cowboys are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2009—the first time in Bryant’s five-year career in Big D.

But he learned early in the NFC Wild Card playoff against the Detroit Lions that the postseason comes with a different level of intensity.

Veteran cornerback Rashean Mathis lit Bryant up after that catch, forcing Bryant’s first fumble since Thanksgiving Day 2013 against the Oakland Raiders.

Bryant was able to recover the ball, but the Lions have the early advantage over the Cowboys, 7-0, in the first quarter.

Dallas’ offense has just one first down in its first two possessions, gaining just 23 yards in nine plays.

Quarterback Tony Romo has been hit three times in his first six attempts and Detroit’s defense seems to be very active and ready to hit.

Golden Tate got the Lions on the board first with a 51-yard catch and run from Matthew Stafford on Detroit’s first possession.

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