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While the hamstring injury suffered by quarterback Dak Prescott in Sunday’s loss will cost the Cowboys multiple games without their leader, the team’s top offensive weapon appears to have dodged a bullet.
Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb played through a shoulder injury for most of the game and even caught a two-point conversion late in the contest despite being in obvious pain.
Lamb has a sprained AC joint, according to multiple reports, news that would confirm the team’s early suspicions. Last season’s receptions leader will have a sore shoulder, but the injury is not considered serious. He is being called “week-to-week” and may not even miss any time.
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“I’ll be out there,” Lamb told reporters. “I’ll be playing.”
The initial injury came in the second quarter after a hard fall to the turf while making a catch. A fourth-quarter dive on a deep ball aggravated the injury further, causing him to stay down momentarily and even miss several plays.
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He was able to return.
Lamb totaled eight catches on 12 targets Sunday, gaining 47 yards and that two-point conversion from backup passer Cooper Rush in the waning moments of the 27-21 loss in Week 9.
Now it appears that Rush will take over in Dallas, barring a surprise roster change by the team to go with third-stringer Trey Lance.
But assuming Rush gets the gig, there may not be the dropoff for Lamb that many fans would expect at first blush. The 30-year-old quarterback out of Central Michigan has started six games as a Cowboy, and Lamb’s receiving numbers in that relatively small sample size are… actually… just fine.
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 2021 at MIN | 8 | 6 | 112 | 0 |
| 2022 vs CIN | 11 | 7 | 75 | 0 |
| 2022 at NYG | 12 | 8 | 87 | 1 |
| 2022 vs WAS | 8 | 6 | 97 | 1 |
| 2022 at LAR | 8 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| 2022 at PHI | 10 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
In Rush’s six starts, Lamb has averaged six catches on 11 targets for 82 yards per outing.
Over 74 career games, Lamb has averaged six catches on nine targets for 78 yards per outing.
If Lamb is to play this Sunday when the Eagles come to Arlington, he’ll likely need a positive week of rehab work with the Cowboys training staff and at least one full practice under his belt by the weekend.
“It hurts, no need to shortchange it,” Lamb said of his right shoulder. “But that’s no excuse for my performance. I could have played better overall, and I’ll be better. I’m not going to put so much emphasis on it as far as me catching the ball because overall, that’s my job, but yeah, it definitely hurt.”