Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
Jerry Jones was always convinced CeeDee Lamb could become one of the Dallas Cowboys’ greatest receivers. He believed it so much he convinced him to wear No. 88, just like Drew Pearson, Michael Irvin and Dez Bryant. And Lamb is certainly putting up the numbers to belong in their company.
But there’s one more thing he needs to do, particularly to fit in with the first two.
That’s essentially what Irvin told him in a message he sent to Lamb on Sunday, after he broke Irvin’s single-season franchise records for catches and receiving yards. Pearson was a Super Bowl champion. Irvin won three titles.
“Now it’s time to go chase the ring. (That) was basically the message,” Lamb said. “I’m with that. That’s always been my end goal, and still is.”
Lamb might have to do more than chase a Super Bowl ring. He and Dak Prescott might have to carry the Cowboys to one.
Prescott and Lamb are currently the NFL’s most dynamic duo (with Tyreek Hill not at 100%) as they head into their wild-card playoff game at home against the Green Bay Packers (Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). The only question is whether the offensive power they can provide will be enough for a team that sometimes has little else.
Lamb finished the season with a franchise record 1,749 receiving yards — over 1,000 yards more than any other wide receiver on the Cowboys (Brandin Cooks tallied 657). He has nearly 1,000 yards more than Prescott’s No. 2 option, tight end Jake Ferguson, who has 761. And Ferguson and Cooks have combined for 125 catches — 10 fewer than Lamb (a franchise-record 135).
Lamb has accounted for 37.5 percent of the Cowboys’ third-ranked passing offense. He’s caught a third of Prescott’s touchdown passes. And it’s not like he’s gotten a lot of help from the rushing attack, where Tony Pollard barely broke 1,000 yards and was worth negative rushing yards over expectation. Pollard ran into a loaded…
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Publish date : 2024-01-12 13:00:15
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