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CeeDee Lamb’s longest career touchdown came against the Lions, and he’s coming off a redemption game versus the Chiefs.
If there ever is a mental hurdle that Lamb needs to clear, how does he deal with approaching it and finding the way to jump over it?
“Just be able to cope,” Lamb said. “You’ve got to be able to understand the problem, being open to solutions, and at the end of the day acting on your thoughts. I feel like adversity shows itself in different ways, it’s all on how you overcome it.”
Their next obstacle is the Detroit Lions, who beat Dallas 47-9 last season. That came a year after Lamb posted his career-high 227 receiving yards and a touchdown on 13 catches. He’s familiar with the challenges that Dan Campbell’s unit presents, especially with their physical identity.
“I find fun in that,” Lamb said of playing a physical team like Detroit. “That’s what football is, and then sometimes the ref will let you play, and then sometimes they won’t. So we’ll see how that goes, but as far as the physicality of the game, I know what’s going to happen.”
“I know that these DBs, they like to put hands on. They run a lot of man and they’re going to be in your face. You know what’s going on in this fight, it’s just on how you’re going to prepare for it. It’s almost like a boxing match.”
When on the road this year, the Cowboys have won just two of their six games, beating the Jets and Raiders but losing by an average of 11 points in their other four away tests. Does Lamb feel like Dallas is missing a signature road win this year?
“Missing? I wouldn’t say that, but I do say we do need it,” Lamb said.
Thursday night feels like a game that will be won with touchdowns, not field goals.
Dallas had an average starting field position of 17.8 in their contest against the Kansas City Chiefs. Six times they began their drive inside the 20, including twice inside the five and once at the 10. The Chiefs started at the 35 on average and had six drives beginning ahead of the 30-yard line. They didn’t start inside their own 20 once.
Having to drive over 80 yards to score a touchdown isn’t sustainable. The Cowboys were able to overcome it and escape with a three-point win, but they need to improve in that area of the game going forward.
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