CeeDee Lamb awful drop costs Cowboys chance to win vs. Eagles

Billy Heyen

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CeeDee Lamb had a shaky drop earlier in the second half, but that would've been forgotten if he made this play.

There he was, open down the middle of the field, about two and a half minutes to go. The Dallas Cowboys were down by four to the Philadelphia Eagles, and Dak Prescott let it fly toward his top receiver.

Lamb stuck out both arms to reel the pass in but somehow, inexplicably, he didn't hang on.

The ball nearly was intercepted off the deflection but instead fell to the turf.

There's no way Lamb should've dropped it.

Just watch:

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Lamb is one of the most polished receivers in football. He runs precise routes and doesn't drop passes.

This was shocking.

And on fourth down, Lamb had a tough diving catch to make. He could've reeled it in. But he didn't.

And instead of flipping the field and giving the Cowboys a chance to beat their NFC East rival, couldn't come through.

Three drops from Lamb may have been the biggest reason why.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle