WATCH: CeeDee Lamb catches milestone touchdown for Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys reached a milestone for the franchise on Sunday, with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb catching the special touchdown. With Lamb’s third quarter touchdown catch, the Cowboys have now scored 2,500 touchdowns as a franchise, the most by any franchise since they joined the NFL in 1960.

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Cowboys’ milestone touchdown

After Lamb’s touchdown to give the Cowboys a 17-14 lead in the third quarter, CBS Sports shared a graphic on the broadcast celebrating 2,500 total touchdowns for the Cowboys since they joined the NFL in 1960. The number is the highest total in the league through that time period, with the Green Bay Packers coming closest at 2,475 touchdowns.

The touchdown came at a crucial time for the Cowboys as it gave them the lead in the third quarter after a frustrating first half. The Cowboys saw two potential scoring drives cut short by turnovers, including a controversial drive that saw two failed quarterback sneaks by Dak Prescott.

Although early in his career still, Prescott has contributed his share of touchdowns to the franchise’s total. The touchdown to Lamb was his 15th of the season, with just four interceptions. Prescott through the end of regulation on Sunday has 121 career passing touchdowns with the Cowboys.

Cowboys review controversy

The Cowboys were involved in a controversial referee decision earlier in the game on Sunday, as a touchdown was overturned after officials did not review the prior play. Prescott appeared to lose control of the football as he attempted to dive into the end zone, and the play resulted in a fumble recovered by the Patriots.

The replay of Prescott’s fumble shows Patriots linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley punch the football as Prescott stretched it towards the goal line. The referee review led to the play originally called a touchdown being overturned, giving the ball to the Patriots as the first half drew to a close.

Where the Cowboys and fans found controversy was in the game official’s deciding not to review the play immediately preceding the fumble, where Prescott appeared to cross the goal line on a quarterback sneak. When the officials cleared the pile of players, Prescott was seen with his whole upper torso in the end zone.

The play was ruled down before he crossed however, leading to the fourth down fumble. Several camera angles shown on the broadcast made it difficult to see where exactly Prescott went down on the play, but one particular camera angle seemed to show that he was still standing before landing in the end zone.

As the play was run in the final two minutes of the half, the NFL officials would need to initiate any reviews. They chose not to review the play, leaving the Cowboys feeling as if they had lost a guaranteed touchdown.