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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb faced the MetLife Stadium bleachers for his announcement.
“Hey, I’m gonna tell y’all right now,” Lamb said as the Cowboys rode a 40-0 lead in the fourth quarter against the New York Giants. “The best duo in the league. Non-negotiable.”
Lamb was reacting to the fumble cornerback Trevon Diggs had just forced, two quarters after veteran cornerback Stephon Gilmore caught a diving interception of Daniel Jones, which was itself a quarter after Diggs hit Giants running back Saquon Barkley so hard that Barkley coughed up a ball that fellow Cowboys defender DaRon Bland returned for a touchdown.
Thanks to their secondary, the Cowboys became the first team in 24 years to open their season with a road shutout of 40+ points. Twenty-seven of those points resulted from takeaways. Lamb’s celebrated duo, Gilmore and Diggs, led the charge.
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The former caught his 30th career interception Sunday night, fifth-most among active players in the NFL. The latter is two years removed from 11 in one season, the most the league had seen in 40 years. And yet, interceptions alone don’t fully capture either player’s impact much less the full danger they pose as a tandem.
Cowboys brass had high hopes when they traded for Gilmore in the spring and then awarded Diggs a five-year, $97 million extension to kick off training camp.
Gilmore and Diggs know they’ll need to repeat their impact before truly laying claim to any superlatives. But they also don’t deny the tantalizing potential they hold. Do they believe they’re the best duo?
“Are you asking me or telling me?” Diggs said from the postgame locker room as Sunday night bled into Monday morning. “I feel like we’re going to continue to put it on display every week and let y’all decide.”
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