Why Lions Need to Worry about Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has emerged as one of the best pass-catchers in the game today.
The third-year pro has garnered north of 70 catches, more than 900 receiving yards and at least five touchdown catches in each of his first two seasons in the league.
Additionally, a year ago, he amassed a career-best 1,102 receiving yards, en route to earning his first trip to the Pro Bowl.
Fair to say, the 23-year-old will be a handful for Detroit's porous secondary to deal with Sunday.
So far this season, Lamb leads all Cowboys receivers with 33 receptions, 409 yards and two touchdowns.
He turned in a lackluster Week 1 performance, with just two receptions for 29 yards, on 11 targets, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
However, since Week 2 (when Central Michigan product Cooper Rush took over for the injured Dak Prescott under center), he's averaged six catches and 76 yards, while hauling in 63.3 percent of his targets.
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Lamb has played a big part in the Cowboys going 4-1 without Prescott, their starting quarterback.
"He’s a competitor. That’s why we stepped up," Cowboys executive VP Stephen Jones said about Lamb, during an interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas earlier this month. "At a time when we had people like Michael Gallup and Amari Cooper, we didn’t necessarily need a receiver who’s the best player on our board. As we move forward, I feel like he’s only going to get better and even more productive as we go. He’s dynamic with the ball in his hands, and certainly brings a lot of energy to the table. So, it’s great to see him having success out there."
Now, Lamb is set to square off with the Lions in Week 7, a matchup that likely has the 2020 first-rounder salivating at the mouth.
Through five games, Detroit's defense has allowed the seventh-most yards through the air (1,305), to go along with the 10th-most passing touchdowns (eight) and the second-highest number of yards per pass attempt (7.4).
Additionally, in each of the Lions' past two games, they've allowed a receiver to amass 100-plus yards. It was the Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf in Week 4 (149 yards) and the New England Patriots' Jakobi Meyers in Week 5 (111 yards).
I believe that Lamb will put together a similarly productive game Sunday.
Subsequently, there's no doubt in my mind that Detroit needs to make stopping the former Oklahoma Sooners receiver one of its top priorities.