CeeDee points the finger of blame after Cowboys opening loss to Eagles: “it stings a little bit”
The Dallas star admits responsibility after a night of highs, lows, and missed chances in Philadelphia.
The Cowboys had the Eagles where they wanted them. Dak Prescott was dealing, the offense moved like clockwork, and Philadelphia’s defense looked rattled. By halftime, Dallas fans – and our girl in the hotseat – could dream big. By the final whistle, those dreams had turned sour in a 24-20 loss that already feels like a season-shaping moment.
Cowboys close, CeeDee stings
The collapse wasn’t about one play, or even one player. A second-half shutout told its own story. Still, the spotlight inevitably landed on Prescott’s top target, CeeDee Lamb, the same player who had been carving up defenders just a quarter earlier.
You could say that Brian Schottenheimer’s first official game as Dallas playcaller was a tale of two halves. The script worked beautifully early, putting the Cowboys in rhythm. After the break, however, the Eagles adjusted, and Dallas couldn’t find answers. Drives stalled, the passing game sputtered, and points dried up entirely.
It wasn’t as if Lamb vanished. He finished with 110 yards, leading the team by some distance. But the night will be remembered for what slipped away, literally, with four drops that left the Cowboys empty-handed when it mattered most.
Quarterback Dak Prescott resisted any temptation to single him out. “We all had plays we want back,” he said postgame. The new coach took the same line, calling it a “team defeat.”
What did CeeDee Lamb say after the loss?
Lamb, though, didn’t hide. On the decisive final drive, two missed catches cost Dallas a chance to flip the script, and he knew it. “Man, that was terrible … I can’t point fingers at anybody else. I take full accountability,” he admitted, adding that failing in a moment he had long wanted “stings a little bit.”
He also issued a warning to defenders across the league that they should expect him to come back harder. Dallas will need that edge quickly, with the New York Giants up next in Arlington. Dare I say that this performance, while ending with a ‘L’ gives some hope to Cowboys fans? And will it kill once again.
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