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Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb on controversial hit from Panthers S Xavier Woods: ‘You gotta come a little harder than that’

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb on hit from Panthers S Xavier Woods: “I feel like these guys are definitely trying to put their best hit on me.”

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb knows that his injured shoulder is fair game as he continues to step onto the field every week. But he also seems to think that the Carolina Panthers fell short of playing that game here in Week 15.

Sunday saw Lamb’s Cowboys dominate the slightly-favored Panthers to the tune of a 30-14 victory. The win included a temporary speed bump for the All-Pro pass catcher, who took the following hit from Carolina safety Xavier Woods . . .

Despite what appeared to be a clean shoulder-to-shoulder shot, Woods was charged with an unnecessary roughness penalty.

Lamb, following the victory, was asked about absorbing hard contact throughout what was a chilly afternoon.

“I feel like . . . it’s a well-known thing that my shoulder’s hurting, so I feel like these guys are definitely trying to put their best hit on me,” he replied. “I mean, you gotta come a little harder than that.”

He was then asked specifically about Woods, who was teammates with Lamb in Dallas from 2019 to 2020.

“I mean, I played on his team for a couple years, so I know what he’s capable of,” he said. “That was a good hit by him, but they need to bring a little more.”

Well, Lamb certainly brought more.

He finished the outing with nine receptions for 116 yards, both game-highs, and a touchdown.

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Panthers CB Jaycee Horn appears frustrated with question about team’s defensive scheme

The Panthers’ defensive scheme doesn’t always allow CB Jaycee Horn to shadow opposing offense’s top WRs. He seemed frustrated when asked about it after Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys.

The scheme is the scheme for the Carolina Panthers defense, no matter how frustrating it can be at times.

Sunday’s sloppy 30-14 loss saw the banged-up Dallas Cowboys thoroughly outplay the slightly-favored Panthers. The underdogs punched up in all of the game’s major battles—winning on total yardage (410 to 235), takeaways (four to one) and sacks (six to one).

A big part of the Dallas dominance was, perhaps to little surprise, the play of wideout CeeDee Lamb. The All-Pro pass catcher reeled in nine receptions for a game-high 116 yards and a touchdown.

As for the “frustrating” part of our lede—Lamb, the Cowboys’ top target, did not line up against Horn, the Panthers’ top cover man, for much of his output. Lamb, instead, ate up Carolina’s defense out of the slot—where Horn is not deployed.

Rather than allowing their No. 1 corner to shadow their opposition’s No. 1 receiver, defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and his staff play their scheme as is. That, in turn, allowed Lamb to match up with Carolina’s nickel defenders, and not Horn.

Horn was asked about the approach after the game.

Horn, on a number of instances in the past, stated that he would prefer to follow around every offense’s best wide receiver.

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Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb does something only Michael Irvin had done before

The Cowboys’ star receiver was rewarded with a huge contract before the year and continues to prove his worth, bailing out his QB on his way to a score.

After a ridiculously slow star to the passing game, Dallas Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb has come to the rescue. On the third play of the game, Lamb caught a slant out of 22 personnel and took it downfield for 30 yards, only an illegal formation penalty brought the play back. If it had stood, that would’ve given Lamb over 1,000 receiving yards on the season.

The first quarter expired with QB Cooper Rush struggling to even look downfield and early in the second quarter he had just 12 passing yards as Dallas had the ball for the third time. Despite Rush’s off-target throws, though, Lamb’s immense talent allowed him to corral a couple off-target passes and surpass the milestone. After entering the game with 973 receiving yards, it’s now Lamb’s fourth-straight 1,000-yard season.

He’s only the second Cowboys receiver to accomplish the feat, joining Michael Irvin who did it five straight years from 1991 through 1995.

Lamb put a cherry on top of the drive catching a back-shoulder fade in the right side of the end zone for a touchdown to give Dallas a 7-0 lead.

Is CeeDee Lamb playing today? Injury news update for Cowboys wide receiver

Here’s the latest status for the Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb for Week 15 against the Carolina Panthers.

The Dallas Cowboys return to action on Sunday, hoping to avoid starting another losing streak. After winning two in a row, their Monday night loss to the Cincinnati Bengals has been followed by the continuous 2024 theme of catastrophic injuries. The hobbled, mangled crew will take on the Carolina Panthers, their third-straight sub-.500 opponent. Right now both teams are hovering around top-10 selections, but that doesn’t mean this contest won’t have plenty of intriguing action.

In fact, the two defenses in play mean there’s likely going to be a chance for a high-scoring affair and to participate, Dallas is in need of their No. 1 receiver, CeeDee Lamb.

Fortunately for Dallas, Lamb’s limited status the first two days of practice over his lingering shoulder injury seems precautionary. Lamb was a full participant in Friday’s walkthrough and the ailment does not seem to preclude him from suiting up, as he did not carry an injury designation this week. He should play as long as the shoulder isn’t re-injured.

The fifth-year wideout enters Week 15 third in the NFL in receptions with 85, gaining 973 yards and scoring five touchdowns. The Cowboys efforts to keep Lamb involved in the offense through the second half failed again, as after a torrid start and going tit for tat with Ja’Marr Chase, Dallas watched Chase get target after target to expand his NFL leading receptions total to 93.

Lamb will have to contend with the defensive schemes of Panthers DC and Mike McCarthy replacement candidate Ejiro Evero.

CeeDee Lamb 27 yards away from joining exclusive Cowboys club

From @ToddBrock24f7: Lamb is on the verge of his 4th straight 1,000-yard season. Michael Irvin is the only other player in team history to accomplish that feat.

At just 5-8 and on the brink of official elimination from playoff contention, there wouldn’t seem to be much left for the Cowboys to play for. But there is one star player who will have a noteworthy accomplishment well within his grasp when the team lines up to face Carolina in Week 15.

CeeDee Lamb needs just 27 receiving yards to post his fourth straight 1,000-yard season.

While some will argue that the 1,000-yard milestone doesn’t mean what it used to since the inception of the 17-game schedule (28 pass-catchers did it in 2023), it’s still a benchmark achievement.

And how rare is doing it four times in a row? Assuming Lamb hits 1K, he’ll become just the second Cowboy in franchise history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in four consecutive campaigns.

Only Michael Irvin has pulled off that particular feat, topping the millennium mark five times in a row, every season from 1991 to 1995.

In fact, as hard as it may be to believe, Irvin and Jason Witten are the only Cowboys players with four or more 1,000-receiving-yard seasons at all in their careers. Dez Bryant didn’t do it. Drew Pearson didn’t do it. Not Tony Hill, Bob Hayes, or Frank Clarke.

After 64 years of Cowboys football, Lamb will be just the third member of that exclusive club.

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He does still need to gain those 27 yards, but in the 79 regular-season games Lamb has played in since joining the team, he’s failed to hit that number just six times.

The three-time Pro Bowler suffered a shoulder injury in Week 9 but has nevertheless played through it and even leads the league in targets, so mathematically speaking (and knock on wood; he’s been limited in practice this week) it’s just a matter of how soon it happens on Sunday.

“Trying to play as hard as I can, I’m obviously putting myself out there for the benefit of the team,” Lamb said this week. “And of course, myself, I love to compete, but it’s bigger than me.”

Officials certainly won’t stop the game on Sunday to recognize Lamb’s 1,000-yard season. The moment may not even warrant a mention from the broadcast booth. Yes, Lamb’s 27th receiving yard this weekend will put him in elite company within the Cowboys record books, but he’d be the first to say that adding to the left-hand column of the team’s 2024 win-loss record is the more important contribution anyway.

“Be able to win the game, regardless, at the end of the day, you’ve still got to win the game,” he explained, “That’s the motivation.”

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Steelers K Chris Boswell should win 2024 fantasy football MVP award

Chris Boswell’s historic 2024 season is shaking up fantasy football, outscoring top TEs and propelling many fantasy teams to the playoffs

Sorry, WR Ja’Marr Chase, while your fantasy football points scored are impressive, one kicker has turned many fantasy football leagues upside down.

Steelers K Chris Boswell, AKA the ‘Wizard of Boz,’ is not only putting together a historic NFL season with 36 field goals made through 13 games played, but his fantasy football points are also off the charts!

ESPN compiled a list of which players belong to the most fantasy football playoff teams in 2024, and Boswell ranks 24th, above huge fantasy football names like WR CeeDee Lamb, WR Puka Nacua, WR A.J. Brown, QB Jayden Daniels, and TE Travis Kelce.

One of the most surprisingly true statistics in all of fantasy football is that Boswell is currently beating out all TEs for points scored in standard and half-PPR Sleeper fantasy football leagues.

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No one can deny Boswell’s elite kicking prowess on gameday, but no one could have predicted the impact he would have on the world of fantasy football in 2024.

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Is CeeDee Lamb playing today? Injury news update for Cowboys wide receiver

Here’s the latest status for the Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb for Week 13 against the New York Giants.

The Dallas Cowboys are right back in action, just four days after snapping their five-game losing streak. In the annual tradition, the Cowboys will once again host the late afternoon Thanksgiving Day game, this time their opponents being the New York Giants. At 4-7, Dallas’ playoff hopes remain on life support, but facing the 2-9 Giants may pump a little oxygen in the Cowboys’ collective lungs.

Short weeks are extremely hard for teams, as Dallas learned earlier in the year when these two teams first met in Week 4. The Cowboys won, but left that game with a ton of serious injuries as Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence and Brandin Cooks all missed significant action. This time, the short week brings recovery into question, and that includes All-Pro WR CeeDee Lamb.

Lamb was on this week’s injury report with both back and foot troubles, but he appears ready to play agaisnst the Giants in Week 13.

The fifth-year wideout currently leads the NFL with 77 receptions, gaining 841 yards and scoring four touchdowns. He and QB Cooper Rush, filling in for Dak Prescott who is lost for the year with a hamstring injury, rekindled their 2022 connection the last two weeks.

Lamb has hauled in 18 passes for 160 yards, but the end zone continues to elude him though they hope to change things Thursday against New York.

In his career against the Giants, Lamb has 59 receptions for 820 yards and four touchdowns, with another on the ground, in just nine career games. The Cowboys have lost to the Giants just once with Lamb playing.

 

Is CeeDee Lamb playing today? Injury news update for Cowboys wide receiver

Here’s the latest status for the Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb for Week 12 against the Washington Commanders.

The Dallas Cowboys will be going at things on Sunday with the dwindling hope of being competitive. No longer is the primary goal to win a football game, but merely not embarrassing themselves is the new bar.

Lowered expectations happen when a team is 3-7. With no Dak Prescott under center, the offense has been unable to maintain any semblance of a rhythm, forcing the defense to return to the field quickly, even on the rare occasions when they are able to corral an opponent. Against Washington in Week 12, that means limiting Jayden Daniels as a dual-threat quarterback, something they don’t handle well.

In order to compete, Cooper Rush will need weapons at his disposal. Fortunately, a mid-week “Did Not Participate” for back and shoulder injuries will not prevent CeeDee Lamb from playing on Sunday.

The star wide receiver will play against the Commanders on Sunday. The fifth-year wideout has 67 catches for 774 receiving yards and has scored four touchdowns on the season.

With Rush at quarterback things started off slow, but Lamb was targeted on 12 of Rush’s 55 throws in Week 11, catching eight for 93 yards.

With both Brandin Cooks and Jake Ferguson missing for Week 12, having Lamb will allow Dallas to still appear to be a professional offense. At times.

Prediction and betting odds for Commanders vs. Cowboys in Week 12

Analyzing Commanders vs. Cowboys game with odds and lines, predictions and best bets.

The Washington Commanders (7-4) look to return to winning on Sunday as they host the reeling Dallas Cowboys (3-7) at Northwest Stadium.

The Commanders are coming off back-to-back one-score losses to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and need a win to remain a game and a half behind the Eagles in the NFC East.

Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels looks to rebound after his worst NFL start against one of the NFL’s worst defenses. Meanwhile, Cooper Rush makes his third straight start for Dallas in place of the injured Dak Prescott.

Below are the latest odds and our final score prediction for Sunday.

Commanders vs. Cowboys game odds:

All NFL Odds via BetMGM:

  • Point spread: Commanders -10.5 (-110) / Cowboys +10.5 (-110)
  • Money line: Commanders -600 / Cowboys +450
  • Over-under: 45 (O: -110 / U: -110)

Commanders vs. Cowboys injury updates:

  • Commanders CB Marshon Lattimore: Out (hamstring)
  • Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs: Out (groin, knee)
  • Cowboys G Zack Martin: Out (ankle, shoulder)
  • Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson: Out (concussion)
  • Cowboys WR Brandin Cooks: Out (knee)

Commanders vs. Cowboys prediction, pick:

Bryan Manning:

There is no reason to think Dallas should win this game. Everything is in Washington’s favor, including the Cowboys’ recent play and injury list. In 2024, the Commanders are simply the better team, with the better quarterback and coaching staff. On Sunday, Washington takes care of business to improve to 8-4. Commanders 34, Cowboys 13

Ivan Lambert:

The Cowboys have won 12 games in three consecutive seasons, while the Commanders have yet to accomplish a winning season since the 2015 and 2016 seasons led by Kirk Cousins. By the way, for the Cowboys, those three seasons were the same three seasons that their defensive coordinator was current Commanders head coach Dan Quinn.

Here we are in the 2024 season and who would have thought the Cowboys would be 3-7 and the Commanders would be 7-4?

Yet, here we are.

The Commanders have lost two straight and have everything to play for regarding earning a playoff spot. In addition, the Commanders have run the ball well this season, while the Cowboys have not defended the run well. Even more, the Cowboys will be without Dak Prescott and future Hall of Fame lineman Zach Martin.

The Cowboys are already thinking about who the new coach will be next season and how high they will be selecting in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Commanders have Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels and are out to prove they belong in the playoff race. Commanders 30, Cowboys 13

Serena Burks: I don’t want to say this is a guaranteed win for the Commanders, but if they don’t win, there’s a problem. The Cowboys are not a good football team with Dak Prescott. Without him, it’s worse. Their defense isn’t capable of taking over, especially against the likes of Jayden Daniels and Brian Robinson. The Cowboys might put up a fight, but the Commanders will have no real trouble winning this divisional game. Commanders 34, Cowboys 13

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Commanders vs. Cowboys: 4 keys to a Week 12 victory

Here are four keys to a Commanders’ Week 12 victory over the Cowboys.

The Washington Commanders (7-4) host the Dallas Cowboys (3-7) in an NFC East showdown Sunday from Northwest Stadium. It’s the first meeting of two of the 2024 season for the longtime rivals.

These teams are in far different places than they were one year ago. Last season, Washington and Dallas first met on Thanksgiving Day, and the Cowboys defeated the Commanders so badly that former head coach Ron Rivera fired multiple coaches the following day in a 45-10 win.

Dallas players, including quarterback Dak Prescott, were eating turkey legs on the sideline during the game, something Washington fans still haven’t forgotten. Multiple former Cowboys, including their defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, are now with Washington. Quinn is the Commanders’ head coach, and they are in the middle of the NFC playoff race while the Cowboys have lost five straight games.

What does Washington need to do to win on Sunday? Here are four keys to victory for Week 12.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) hands the ball to Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (8). Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images

Run the ball

Dallas is 31st against the run. Meanwhile, the Commanders are sixth in rushing offense. As a whole, Washington’s offense hasn’t been as sharp in recent weeks, so what’s the best way to get going? Giving the Cowboys’ front seven a heavy dose of Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler.

It’s also a good way for offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury to get quarterback Jayden Daniels more involved in the run game again. For the past few weeks, he’s been a non-factor as a runner while dealing with a rib injury.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88). Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Eliminate CeeDee Lamb

Easier said than done, right? Lamb is one of the NFL’s best wide receivers and has enjoyed success against the Commanders. Washington is ranked No. 5 in pass defense. While some of that is deceptive because opposing teams have successfully run the ball against the Commanders, Joe Whitt’s defense has been much better against the pass than some realize.

Washington must commit to limiting Lamb to defend Dallas, especially without Prescott. Fortunately, Quinn and Whitt know Lamb well. Rookie cornerback Mike Sainristil was phenomenal in defending both A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith against the Eagles last week. The Commanders should give Sainristil the Lamb assignment with some help over the top.

Washington Commanders defensive end Montez Sweat (90) hits Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush (10). Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Pressure Cooper Rush

Anytime you have a backup quarterback, the goal should be to make them as uncomfortable as possible. Rush is a good backup who has had success in the NFL. Rush passed for only 45 yards against the Eagles two weeks ago, and while he passed for over 300 yards against the Texans last week, much of that was when the game was already decided. Part of Houston’s defensive plan was pressuring Rush. The Texans sacked him five times.

This is another instance of where Quinn and Whitt know Dallas’ personnel. They practiced against Rush for three years and know his strengths and weaknesses.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11). Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

Neutralize Micah Parsons

Parsons missed four games and promptly picked up two sacks in his return two weeks ago. Dallas is struggling and will be looking for any type of advantage. Parsons can make game-changing plays. A sack or forced fumble could quickly give the Cowboys some momentum and allow them to hang around.

Rookie left tackle Brandon Coleman struggled the last two games. Kingsbury and his staff also want to avoid any hits to Daniels in the pocket. Whether committing to extra help blocking Parsons or using the quick passing game to minimize Parsons’ impact, the Commanders need to account for him on every snap.