Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb snags game-winning, one-handed TD to erase brutal drop

For a large portion of Monday Night’s battle in the Meadowlands between the Cowboys and Giants, CeeDee Lamb’s hands were the story — even more so than Dak Prescott’s hands.

A first-half baseball score (how many times did Joe and Troy say that?!) was due in large part to Lamb’s egregious drop, which neutered a solid Cooper Rush drive and left fans with a 6-3 halftime score. And when Saquon Barkley scampered into the end zone midway through the third quarter to ignite the MetLife Stadium whiteout and snatch the momentum, it was fair to call this game a battle of squandered opportunities.

That is, until Rush rallied the offense and immediately responded to Barkley’s rush with the drive of the game, leading to Ezekiel Elliott’s game-tying TD push.

The defense followed up that effort by executing perfectly without overplaying their hand, leading to an immediate shot at redemption for Lamb. After another hyper-efficient and poised drive from Rush, during which Lamb found plenty of empty space, the WR1 reached the corner of the end zone, pulling in a special one-handed grab that awed the crowd and sent Dez Bryant into a frenzy.

Dallas Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb snags one-handed TD grab

That’s our new No. 88. WR1 until further notice.

Lamb was just too open on the notorious first-half play, turning a bit too late to realize that he was about to walk in and give the Cowboys’ momentum a turbo boost.

It was ugly. It elicited laughter from the Manning Cast. Twitter’s echo chamber rang out with countless calls to remove Lamb from the ceremonial WR1 role and anoint Noah Brown the offense’s savior instead.

And yet … Lamb recovered and made the biggest play of the game, clinching this back-and-forth contest midway through the fourth quarter.

Maybe the giggling Cowboys staffer in the vicinity of Lamb’s earlier drop could see the future, knowing the Giants and their fans were about to get too big for their britches.

The new-look Giants looked a lot like the G-Men of old on this particular Monday. Daniel Jones faced the most pressures of his entire career, indicating the offensive line is far from fixed.

And, per usual, the Dallas Cowboys walked out of the New Jersey swamp with a win, their second-half surge fueled by a star who needed to make a statement. Yet again, this one was signed, sealed and delivered by the boys from Big D.

Better luck next time, Giants. Thanks for dropping by.

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