The Dallas Cowboys have had a terrible day on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Between fourth-down woes, injuries and a Falcons offense that is running them up and down the field, it has been a humiliating day as the Cowboys stare down another loss.
Things went from bad to worse in the fourth quarter when star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb went down with a shoulder injury, according to Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News.
“CeeDee Lamb has a shoulder injury and his return is questionable,” Watkins reported on X, formerly Twitter.
Lamb's injury comes shortly after quarterback Dak Prescott left the game with a hamstring injury and was ruled out for the rest of the day. He was replaced by Cooper Rush behind center.
The Falcons ended up defeating the Cowboys 27-21 despite a last-ditch effort by Rush and the Dallas offense to get back in the game. However, an onside kick attempt was recovered by Atlanta and the Falcons ran the rest of the clock out. The Cowboys drop to 3-5 with the loss, and their playoff hopes are in serious jeopardy even if they get their stars back healthy.
However, that seems like no guarantee after today. Lamb was in serious pain when he left the game in the fourth quarter, and hamstring injuries like the one Prescott has rarely involve routine recoveries.
Lamb was very involved in the gameplay before leaving with his injury, but he wasn't able to find any of the explosive plays that he's used to getting. The star wideout was targeted 12 times and caught eight balls for 47 yards. He also ran the ball twice for 15 yards and was stopped on fourth down on one of those carries.
The Cowboys have a long road ahead of them in order to get back into the NFC Wild Card picture, and they're likely already out of the race in the NFC East. These injuries only add more uncertainty to what is a very murk few months ahead of them.
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