{"id":360733,"date":"2025-09-11T23:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/360733\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T23:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:58:11","slug":"cowboys-wr-ceedee-lamb-goes-back-to-fundamentals-after-drop-filled-week-1-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/360733\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb goes back to \u2018fundamentals\u2019 after drop-filled Week 1 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">FRISCO \u2014 CeeDee Lamb said he couldn\u2019t sleep. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">He spent the entire weekend thinking about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/09\/05\/dallas-cowboys-ceedee-lamb-drops-philadelphia-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/09\/05\/dallas-cowboys-ceedee-lamb-drops-philadelphia-eagles\/\">four-drop performance in the Cowboys\u2019 season opener<\/a> in a loss to the Eagles. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The day after the game, Lamb was at The Star catching passes off the JUGS Machine, something he didn\u2019t want anybody to know about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Cowboys receiver holds himself to a high standard, and despite catching seven passes for 110 yards on 13 targets, there were three dropped passes in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Be the smartest Cowboys fan. Get the latest news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cThat wasn\u2019t supposed to go viral,\u201d he said Thursday about the JUGS Machine exercise. \u201cI wasn\u2019t doing that for no internet to be honest. So I came in on a day when nobody was in the building and I still caught a camera. I didn\u2019t even know that the camera was there, shout out to them. As for me bro, it\u2019s going back to my fundamentals. I know what it is. I know what to do. Again, it\u2019s Game 1, we got 16 more of these. Go back to 2023 season, it wasn\u2019t drops, it was lack of production and then it was this big hoorah and then boom. Just keeping the main thing, the main thing and continue to be myself. Continue to grind and I\u2019ll let the work do the talking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__2UraD flex-none object-cover dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain dmnc_images-modern-image-module__P3kZ4 w-full\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757635091_968_NLUZHA52GNH5DHLKYX7MOSOBWQ.jpg\" alt=\"Photos\/DMN files, NFL; Staff Illustration\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CeeDee Lamb talks about his four drop performance<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Lamb is one of the more talented players in the league at his position and the Cowboys, whether it\u2019s coach Brian Schottenheimer or teammates, didn\u2019t express any concern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Yet, Lamb is concerned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cI didn\u2019t get any rest,\u201d he said, \u201creally that whole weekend, again that\u2019s the competitor that I am and how much I\u2019m true to the game as far as being honest and just giving it everything I got because I do love this game. I love this squad and I love the guys that I do it with. As for me, just holding my end of the bargain and just pulling through for the guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Last season, Lamb had a three-drop performance against the Giants. He finished that game with just two catches for 20 yards on six targets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">In the next game, Lamb caught six passes for 93 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Sunday, the Cowboys <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/09\/09\/dallas-cowboys-new-york-giants-things-to-know-week-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/09\/09\/dallas-cowboys-new-york-giants-things-to-know-week-2\/\">have their home opener against the Giants<\/a>, and if he produces a good game, most will forget about what happened in Week 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cJust relax. Take a deep breath,\u201d he said. \u201cLet the game come to me and then when it does, take over. It\u2019s obviously simple to say and harder to do, but for me, I feel like if I keep it that simple, it\u2019ll work out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRISCO \u2014 CeeDee Lamb said he couldn\u2019t sleep. 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