CeeDee Lamb turned Sunday into another showcase, and the Dallas Cowboys needed every bit of it to leave Indianapolis with a 27-23 win.
Lamb finished with 10 catches for 195 yards and a touchdown, one of the biggest individual outings of Week 9. The day also carried a place in the record book: his 10 receptions pushed his career total to 641, breaking DeAndre Hopkins’ mark for the most catches by an NFL player before turning 28.
That kind of production has become routine for Lamb, but the volume and the explosiveness still jump off the page. His 195 receiving yards were the second-highest single-game total of his career, and Dallas leaned on him again to create separation and come through on critical snaps. His touchdown helped the Cowboys grab an early edge, even if the game never stayed comfortable for long.
Indianapolis clawed back from a 20-10 deficit and eventually moved in front 23-20 on a late field goal. Dallas answered with a quick strike of its own.
Dak Prescott hit Ryan Flournoy for a 46-yard gain to set up the go-ahead sequence, and Javonte Williams finished it with a one-yard touchdown run to put the Cowboys ahead by four with just over a minute left. Rookie safety Caleb Downs then intercepted Daniel Jones on the Colts’ final possession to seal it.
The win moved Dallas to 4-5 and kept the team within reach of the division-leading New York Giants. It also came with plenty of mess attached: the Cowboys were flagged 14 times for 153 yards.
Still, the offensive ceiling was obvious. Prescott threw for 335 yards, Dallas piled up more than 500 yards of total offense, and Lamb once again showed why he sits at the center of everything the Cowboys want to do.
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