Dak Prescott predicts 'huge game' for CeeDee Lamb in Cowboys' Thanksgiving game after recent drops

Dak Prescott is expecting a "huge game" for CeeDee Lamb connected Thanksgiving aft the prima wide receiver struggled successful the Dallas Cowboys’ latest triumph implicit the Philadelphia Eagles, and helium has the stats to backmost that up. 

Lamb dropped 3 important passes successful the Cowboys’ triumph implicit the defending Super Bowl champions connected Sunday, including a imaginable touchdown. It’s been a inclination for the typically ascendant wideout, who is conscionable 29 yards shy of becoming the archetypal Dallas receiver to scope 7,000 successful his archetypal six seasons.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is incapable to marque the drawback against the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)

But speaking to reporters up of the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs, backmost Dak Prescott did not look fazed by Lamb’s violative struggles. 

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"Huge game," helium said of his expectations for Lamb. "Just spell backmost and look astatine the career, right? Any crippled that possibly he's not done to his modular oregon had a driblet present oregon been a frustrating game, the mode he's responded has been unquestionable. I cognize aboriginal successful this year, it was the aforesaid mode from the archetypal clip we played them to his adjacent game, I don't expect this to beryllium immoderate different."

According to the team’s website, Lamb did conflict successful the play opener against Philadelphia, dropping 3 passes but helium responded the pursuing week against the New York Giants with 9 catches for 112 yards. Similarly, aft missing clip owed to a precocious ankle sprain sustained successful Week 3, Lamb returned for a Week 7 matchup against the Washington Commanders wherever helium notched for receptions for 110 yards successful the 44-22 win.

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"You get a feline one-on-one with those guys, I person truthful overmuch assurance successful our guys going to marque the play," Prescott added of Lamb and George Pickens. 

Head manager Brian Schottenheimer echoed Prescott’s assurance successful Lamb contempt his career-high of 8 dropped passes this season.

"He loves the agleam lights," helium said, via ESPN. "He's an unthinkable shot subordinate and he's got that look successful his oculus that means business. It's the aforesaid look helium had aft the archetypal Philadelphia game. I deliberation I fto the feline retired of the container a little, but determination volition beryllium plentifulness of balls going to 88 connected Thursday afternoon."

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, left, celebrates his touchdown against the Las Vegas Raiders with Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott (4) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/David Becker)

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Lamb enters Thursday’s contention with 44 receptions for 632 yards and 2 touchdowns. The crippled kicks disconnected astatine 4:30 p.m. ET connected CBS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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