CeeDee Lamb Dallas Cowboys win over Colts, Digi Mart USA News (Indianapolis): Another massive game is in the books for CeeDee Lamb, but that is not really what is on his mind. Despite racking up 195 receiving yards on 10 receptions with a touchdown in helping power the Dallas Cowboys to their fourth win of the season, the All-Pro receiver feels he could have and should have done more.
For reference, Lamb had two offensive pass interference penalties called against him, as well as a false start, and then came a controversial fumble that was initially ruled down by contact before it was later overturned on review. So while Lamb was indeed lights out, he is focused on the meat he left on the bone, and that is what is fueling him for Week 10.
He will absolutely take the 27-23 victory over the Colts, an outcome the team has struggled to secure recently in close games.
“Those are the games that you love to end up on top,” Lamb said. “We understand it was the same situation that we were kind of in last week, and we did not end up on top then, so just finishing out the game, finishing out the drive.
Shout out to the defense for ending the game.
“But I think I had, like, three penalties alone in the second half, and a fumble. Personally, I have got to take a real good look.
The numbers look crazy, but it could have been more, and I am always thinking about what could have been. As a leader on this offense, I feel like I have got to be better in some realms and just end the game.”
The Cowboys offense was without George Pickens, who was ruled out ahead of kickoff due to a hamstring injury, forcing others to step up in critical moments. One such player was Ryan Flournoy, whose late-game heroics on the final offensive drive, a 46-yard reception downfield with Sauce Gardner draped over him, gave the Cowboys the momentum and field position to punch the ball in for a touchdown instead of settling for a field goal.
“Shout out to Flo, man,” Lamb said. “We were having a big conversation throughout the game, just communicating about what we were seeing on defense.
I kept seeing that the safety was rolling over to me. Realizing that [Pickens] is not there and they were going to make somebody else beat them, I just gave my guys a quick pep talk.
This is our moment. I know my guys can win one-on-one, and shout out to Flo for winning one-on-one against one of the top guys in this league on a go ball.
It was a clutch situation, and it gave us all the momentum that we needed.”
As for the fumble, a frustrated Lamb explained his view. “Before the review, I thought I was down because I felt, I do not know who it was, I think it was a linebacker,” he said.
“He hit me in my back as I was trying to make a move, and I went down. But I used my arm with the ball, which I feel I should not have, but when you are moving around, you are not really thinking.
“I know not to use the ball to keep my balance next time, but I also thought I was down by contact. Clearly, the refs had it out for me this week.
The refs were not messing with me this week.”
With this game in the rearview, the Cowboys have eight games remaining to build momentum in the win-loss column. Next up is the San Francisco 49ers at AT&T Stadium in Week 10, where the Cowboys have struggled lately.
Lamb admits, as he has before, that it is high time Dallas figured out how not simply to win games but to keep winning them.
“Yeah, we needed a dub going into [the 49ers game],” he said. “We all know that.
We know the history of that matchup, the guys they have over there on defense, and the prep. It is going to take a lot of preparation and a lot of execution.
We cannot have as many flags because they have a really good offense, too.”
For at least 24 hours, the team can enjoy the fact that it found ways to win in Indianapolis when it mattered most. The only thing left to do now is exactly that.
