FRISCO, Texas — After CeeDee Lamb dropped three passes towards the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11, Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer wouldn’t let his Professional Bowl large receiver get in a funk.
Schottenheimer promised he would get Lamb loads of touches on Thanksgiving towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Within the first quarter, Lamb had 4 catches on 5 targets for 44 yards and a landing because the Cowboys beat the Chiefs 31-28.
“For myself,” Lamb mentioned, “it is good to be again heading in the right direction.”
Lamb completed with seven catches for 112 yards. It was his fourth 100-yard effort in his 9 video games this season, lacking three due to a excessive ankle sprain. It was the twenty fifth 100-yard outing of his profession, trailing solely Michael Irvin (47) and Tony Hill (26). In that sport, Lamb turned the primary Cowboy to succeed in 7,000 profession receiving yards in his first six seasons.
Schottenheimer mentioned he noticed a glance in Lamb’s eyes throughout the abbreviated observe work main into the sport towards the Chiefs that he was able to play. Schottenheimer additionally noticed one thing else.
“I informed him final week, I mentioned, ‘Hey, you look again to your outdated self, man,'” Schottenheimer mentioned. “I imply, simply the way in which he is transferring and all the pieces.”
And with the sport at a essential level, Schottenheimer went to Lamb once more, aggressively calling a deep shot when the Cowboys had the ball at their 10 and holding a 28-21 lead.
Dak Prescott and Lamb related for 51 yards.
“Nobody can guard me,” Lamb mentioned. “It is simply me dropping the ball.”
Prescott wasn’t stunned on the resilience.
“I informed you it is the way in which the man’s wired,” Prescott mentioned. “That is what greatness seems like. You are going to have days that you just’re not happy with. You are going to have days that are not to your commonplace, particularly when your commonplace is as excessive as it’s while you’re CeeDee Lamb. And I simply understand how that he approaches this sport, the way in which that he loves his sport and what he places into it, he was going to reply again.”
And Lamb mentioned he is not achieved proving himself.
“I am about my enterprise, I can promise you with that,” Lamb mentioned. “So, do what you need with that data.”
Viral second after viral second
Main into the Cowboys-Eagles sport every week in the past, a Camden, New Jersey, elementary college received concerned with the rivalry, with college students hitting punching luggage with the faces of Cowboys gamers on them.
For security Alijah Clark, it hit near house. His nephew, Jyion Clark, attends that college. The safety guard within the video was the safety guard at Alijah Clark’s highschool.
“I used to be like, ‘OK, we’ll present y’all after we get an opportunity,'” Clark mentioned. “It was a little bit increase for me.”
Within the fourth quarter, Clark got here up with an enormous pressured fumble on a punt return that gave the Cowboys the ball on the Philadelphia 7, however they didn’t rating. Clark’s tenacity was on full show, getting knocked down thrice earlier than making the hit. When Schottenheimer noticed Clark’s effort, he mentioned Clark would get a sport ball.
“It is a greater message than simply the soccer play,” mentioned Clark, who signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent from Syracuse. “It is just about, you get knocked down, simply get again up and hold attempting. The worst factor you are able to do is cease attempting. So, you may both get made a clown or you may have a viral second for a little bit bit.”
Prepared for the second
Dreaming of scoring a landing in an NFL sport, tight finish Brevyn Spann-Ford was not going to rejoice with an enormous spike after catching a 4-yard cross from Prescott on towards the Eaglres.
“I knew 100% every time that first one comes, I am holding on to that for expensive life,” Spann-Ford mentioned.
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The gear employees took it from him when he received to the sideline. He didn’t have a lot time to savor the second as a result of he needed to cowl the following kickoff.
“It is positively a play that is going to carry a particular place in my coronary heart,” Spann-Ford mentioned. “I simply cannot wait to hopefully proceed to make extra of these performs.”
As soon as he will get the ball, he’ll give it to his mother and father to deliver again to Minnesota.
“I’ve simply received a little bit condominium right here proper now, so I will discover someplace to sort of put,” Spann-Ford mentioned. “Perhaps put a case on it or one thing. One thing cool.”
