The Dallas wide receiver accounted for 189 yards and the game-winning touchdown, while his 17 catches, a career-high, also made him the fourth player in NFL history with at least 17 receptions, 185 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Tom Fears (Dec. 3, 1950 with the Los Angeles Rams), Terrell Owens (Dec. 17, 2000 with San Francisco) and Brandon Marshall (Dec. 13, 2009 with Denver).
Ahead of Monday night’s game between Atlanta and New Orleans, Lamb currently leads the NFL in receptions (37), receiving yards (498), receiving first downs (28) and he’s tied for the league-lead in receptions of 20 yards or longer (7).
“CeeDee played the way he always plays,” Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said after the game. “Dynamite.”
Here’s a closer look at just how impressive the performance from Lamb looked beyond the box score:
– Sunday marked Lamb’s franchise-leading 13th 10-catch game. Since 2022, Lamb’s 13 career games with 10-plus receptions rank second in the NFL, behind only Ja’Marr Chase (15 games).
– Lamb’s 498 receiving yards this season are the most through the first four games in Cowboys history.
– Lamb’s 189 receiving yards were the third-highest of his career, trailing only a 2023 performance against Detroit (227) and a 2023 game at Philadelphia (191).
– Lamb has caught at least five passes for first downs in all four games in 2026, the longest streak by any Cowboy to begin a campaign since Michael Irvin in 1995 (first nine games).
– Lamb surpassed 600 career receptions in the win. He is the sixth player in NFL history to reach 600 receptions in 99 career games, joining Cooper Kupp, Keenan Allen, Julio Jones, Antonio Brown and Anquan Boldin.
– On Sunday, Lamb passed Drew Pearson (7,822) for the fourth most receiving yards in franchise history: