FRISCO, Texas – In his first game back since suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 3 against the Chicago Bears, Cowboys All-Pro WR CeeDee Lamb didn't skip a beat. He reeled in five catches for 110 yards, his third straight 100-yard receiving game this season, and became the fastest WR in franchise history to reach 7,000 scrimmage yards (85 games) in a 44-22 win over the Commanders last Sunday.
The best part though? Lamb reuniting with his running mate George Pickens, who help spring Lamb open for a 74-yard touchdown and ran side-by-side with him to reach the end zone.
"We talk about this every day. Just grateful for each other, we compete with each other every day," Lamb said. "I feel like the best part about it is we want each other to win the most."
When the Cowboys traded for George Pickens in the offseason, they were adamant that they now had two number one wide receivers. In Lamb's absence, Pickens proved that to be the case and then some, reeling in five touchdowns and recording two 100-yard receiving games.
Now that they're both healthy again, Lamb can take some of the pressure off Pickens' back, although the ball is still bound to go his direction too.
"It's exciting, man," Lamb said when asked about returning. "Watching my dog go crazy for the last few weeks, I'm pretty sure he enjoyed it. But just taking the load off of him a little bit, making him play true to the offense and what we've got going. It's fun…"
"I'll always be motivated, but I love to see him do his thing. That's why we brought him here. I feel like he's having so much fun here."
Fun is being had all across the board for the Cowboys offense. They lead the league in total offense, are second in scoring and passing, and have scored 40 or more points in three games this season.
Over the course of his six year career in Dallas, Lamb played on some good offenses with talent everywhere. Is the 2025 unit the best he's been a part of?
"This one is the best one I've been on, and I've been on some great ones," Lamb said. "It's just the way that we can move around these pieces, these players, and everybody everywhere. We can line up faster than any. It's tough."
Not only does Lamb think this is the best offense he's every played on, but it's also the best quarterback play he's ever seen from Dak Prescott, who has 13 touchdowns and no interceptions over the course of Dallas' last four games.
"I swear he's going to continue to do that," Lamb said. "Again, it's only Week 7, still got plenty more to go, so much more work to do. We've got to better as an offense, there's some meat on the bone we left out there and I feel like we can get better…"
"All the critics that was going on, you don't hear too much going on now. Now they're just waiting on something, that's just how it is. For him, I know it's tough. Just being the quarterback of this franchise is a big burden, but there's a lot of people quiet now, so I guess it's pretty good."
The next test for Dallas' explosive offense comes on the road Sunday against the Denver Broncos, who lead the league in sacks and are third in defensive yards allowed.
