CeeDee Lamb Dominates Targets on Sluggish Passing Night

2025 Fantasy Football Impact

The nearest teammates in those categories were:

• TE Jake Ferguson -- 6 targets, 5 receptions
• WR George Pickens -- 30 yards

We obviously can't expect this kind of passing-game domination from Lamb on a weekly basis. But it's comforting for any Lamb manager to see it in the first game with Pickens around, and to get such numbers despite a rough passing night for his team.

Lamb's numbers could have been even better if not for a pair of fourth-quarter drops.

Week 2 could provide a friendlier passing matchup in the Giants, though we'll see this Sunday how tough the pass rush might be after adding No. 3 overall pick Edge Abdul Carter.

Other Winners & Losers

Pickens obviously comes out as a single-game loser from his Dallas debut, but there's no reason to worry overall. He matched Lamb in playing time, doubling No. 3 WR KaVontae Turpin in total snaps and leading the team in pass routes.

The Dallas pass offense will find more successful games, and the targets will come.

Ferguson's a minor winner by ranking second on the team in targets in the opener. Although the Cowboys also targeted two other TEs in the game, Ferguson played 77% of the offensive snaps and ran a route on 83% of Prescott's dropbacks.

He trailed Pickens by just four total routes and Lamb by three.