The NFL divisional round playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers Sunday saw a lot of great catches. One of the most remarkable was the one Cowboys’ receiver CeeDee Lamb made despite pass interference:
Ridiculous catch by CeeDee Lamb, even through pass interference! 🏈🔥 pic.twitter.com/mHHTTOIx4p
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) January 23, 2023
This led to a lot of Twitter reactions:
Holy CeeDee Lamb pic.twitter.com/dJMD2kATgU
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) January 23, 2023
There’s only one @_CeeDeeThree ☝️#OUDNA | 📺 FOX
pic.twitter.com/3TLVTezesM— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) January 23, 2023
CEEDEE LAMB IS A GROWN MAN.
— Cameron Magruder (@ScooterMagruder) January 23, 2023
Ok that’s the CeeDee Lamb I remember from college
— Joel D. Anderson (@byjoelanderson) January 23, 2023
Amazing catch by CeeDee Lamb. Especially after the finger injury.
— David Fucillo (@davidfucillo) January 23, 2023
As noted there, this came after discussion of a finger injury to Lamb on the Fox broadcast:
CeeDee Lamb got fingers on his right hand taped up per FOX broadcast
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) January 23, 2023
“let’s see if ceedee lamb can catch with his recently injured finger”
ceedee lamb catches a deep 44yd pass on next play
— mike taddow (@MikeTaddow) January 23, 2023
That, combined with the declined pass interference penalty, made this really remarkable. Of course, it’s one of just many great plays that Lamb (seen at right above with quarterback Dak Prescott during last week’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) has made over the course of his career in college and the pros. And partway through the fourth quarter of this game, Lamb had a team-high 10 catches for 117 yards, plus two carries for six yards.
This season, Lamb posted 107 catches for 1,359 yards and nine touchdowns. In his three-season NFL career so far since the Cowboys’ selection of him in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft (17th overall), he has 260 regular-season catches for 3,396 yards and 20 touchdowns. And he looks to be an important piece for them moving forward as well.
[The Comeback on Twitter; photo from Kim Klement/USA Today Sports]
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Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.