Why Dallas Cowboys Star CeeDee Lamb Walked Off The Field Unhappy After His Biggest Day Against The Indianapolis Colts

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CeeDee Lamb piled up 195 yards and a touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and he still sounded like a man who had lost. The star receiver caught 10 passes in a 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts, lifting Dallas to four victories this season. Afterward, he skipped the highlights and went straight to his three costly penalties and a fumble that nearly cost his team the game. Days later, Shannon Sharpe added fuel by leaving Lamb out of his top two receivers, and the Dallas Cowboys now turn to the San Francisco 49ers.

Why CeeDee Lamb Blamed Himself After The Dallas Cowboys Beat The Indianapolis Colts

The fumble came in the fourth quarter, right after a Colts defender wrapped Lamb up. Officials first ruled him down by contact, but a review overturned the call because Lamb stuck out his arm to steady himself, which meant he had not fully controlled the ball. Lamb owned the arm. He still insisted a linebacker had dragged him to the ground and that the whistle should have blown on the spot.

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The drive that followed made the whole thing stranger. With George Pickens out with a hamstring injury, Dallas needed a new playmaker, and Ryan Flournoy beat cornerback Sauce Gardner for a 46-yard catch that flipped the field. The Cowboys got a touchdown instead of a field goal, and Lamb made a point of crediting Flournoy for winning that one-on-one matchup. The defense then stopped Indianapolis on its last push, which made the night feel like the other tight games Dallas has played this year.

How Shannon Sharpe's Ranking Of CeeDee Lamb Landed With Dallas Cowboys Fans

On his Nightcap podcast, Sharpe placed Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Ja'Marr Chase above Lamb, then brought up Puka Nacua. This was his full answer:

“So you saying CeeDee better than Chase and JSN? Because normally that's who we mention.. I will put JSN based on what he's done the last two years… Prior of last year he had a hundred catch season. Uh-huh. And then we know he was offensive player of the year… But I go JSN, Chase, I put CeeDee 3rd… Hold on. If Puka's fully healthy, I'm not so sure. I'll take Puka over CeeDee…”

Fans answered within hours. One wrote, “Production matters until it comes to ceedee lmao.” Another posted, “The cowboy hate is real.” Sharpe has pushed back on Lamb before, too. During an earlier Undisputed segment, he said he would not put Lamb in the top 10 of receivers at all, so a third-place pick, even a shaky one, sits well above where he started.

Sunday's numbers will not change that debate on their own. A 195-yard game against Indianapolis gives Lamb a strong data point, though Sharpe named year-long production as his yardstick, and Lamb is only nine games into the season.

The 49ers visit on Sunday, Nov. 15, in Week 10, and Lamb has already said penalties are the first thing he wants to fix.