CeeDee Lamb sets Cowboys record for fastest player to this milestone
Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles hasn't gotten off to the best start for the Dallas Cowboys. An early fumble on a pistol-formation snap to Cooper Rush gave the bad guys the ball deep in Cowboys' territory and the Eagles took advantage. Jalen Hurts scored on a Tush Push to put Philadelphia up 7-0.
That didn't dissaude the Cowboys from making some history on their next drive however. After a strong return by Kavontae Turpin, Dallas found themselves in 3rd-and-2 from their own 48. That's when Rush found WR CeeDee Lamb for a six-yard gain and a new set of downs. The reception was Lamb's second of the game, giving him 450 for his career. He's the fastest player in Cowboys history to reach that mark, and by a pretty wide margin.
Lamb was able to make his 450th career catch in his fifth season and just his 75th career game. The next fastest in Dallas history was Jason Witten, who made the mark in his 100th career game during his seventh season.
Below is a list of every Cowboys player with at least 450 regular season receptions.
Player | Total Receptions | Season Reached 450 | Games to 450 |
Emmitt Smith | 486 | 11 | 167 |
Jaosn Witten | 1215 | 7 | 100 |
Michael Irvin | 750 | 8 | 102 |
Dez Bryant | 531 | 7 | 109 |
Drew Pearson | 489 | 11 | 144 |
Tony Hill | 479 | 10 | 130 |
CeeDee Lamb | 450+ | 5 | 75 |
Lamb entered the contest with 53 receptions for 660 receiving yards, putting him on pace for his third consecutive season with at least 100 receptions for 1,000 yards.
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