New update paints different picture of CeeDee Lamb's spat with Dak Prescott

It has been a weird start to the season for CeeDee Lamb. Widely expected to build on his record-setting 2023 season, Lamb is still waiting for his first 100-yard game. While he is seeing plenty of targets, the dominant version of Lamb has only showed up in moments over the first five weeks.

It was much of the same in the Dallas Cowboys' last-second win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. It was a rare off game for Dak Prescott, who committed three turnovers, and Lamb caught just five of nine targets for 62 yards.

Lamb has compounded his slow start with poor body language, which culminated in a sideline outburst directed at Prescott in the Week 3 loss to the Ravens. Everybody watching Sunday night thought Lamb had a repeat of that when the NBC broadcast showed Lamb shouting at Prescott after the quarterback's ugly red zone interception in the second quarter.

It was unclear what Lamb said in real time, but NBC announcers Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth exasperated the situation by feeding into the narrative on the national broadcast. After further review, though, it seems that Lamb offered up constructive criticism to Prescott.

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That lip-reading paints such a different picture. In real time it appeared that Lamb chewed out Prescott over the turnover. It certainly didn't help that Prescott paid Lamb no mind and continued reviewing the turnover on the sideline tablets.

Lamb's message for Prescott actually makes a lot of sense. Expecting Lamb to show for the back shoulder, Prescott left the pass five yards short while Lamb made a beeline for the end zone. The All-Pro receiver didn't run a great route, but he seemingly expected his QB to throw a jump ball.

Lamb came down with an incredible toe-dragging catch along the sidelines in the first quarter. It wasn't a "jump ball" per say, but Lamb caught the pass in traffic. Prescott, meanwhile, fit the pass into an incredibly tight window. It was his best throw of the night.

It stands to reason that Lamb expected Prescott to make a similar throw on the turnover. Whatever the case, No. 88 just wants No. 4 to give him a chance.

Lamb is so good against single coverage that he seldom finds himself in contested catch situations. When he does, though, he's normally on the winning side. Miscommunication or not, Prescott did not give his superstar WR a chance.

There's no way to know for sure if Lamb told Prescott to give him a "jump ball," but he did not showcase poor body language in the game. If anything, Lamb extremely dialed in. He laid a beautiful double block on a big catch-and-run by Jake Ferguson and fought hard for yards after the catch.

It was easy to get caught up the "Lamb and Prescott have beef" narrative thanks to the NBC broadcast, but it looks like that was overblown. Lamb was not looking to cause problems with his quarterback.

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