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WATCH: CeeDee Lamb hauls in 49-yard touchdown bomb

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After the Washington Football Team fell to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys were awarded a chance to further extend its division lead by beating the New York Giants — and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb wants to help answer that call.

Lamb sure is doing his part through just over one quarter played, as the Cowboys hold onto a 10-0 lead courtesy of Lamb’s most recent touchdown.

The Cowboys hardly needed much to set up the touchdown catch. Just four plays into the drive, Dallas lined up on the Giants’ 49-yard line, and quarterback Dak Prescott took a third-and-8 shotgun snap back into the pocket. He saw Lamb, streaking towards the end zone, running past a weak double coverage, and Prescott let it fly. Lamb ended up reeling it in with his fingertips, and in doing so he logged his second receiving touchdown of the season, and his first since Week 1.

Lamb so far has two receptions for 55 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Prescott has completed five of his ten passing attempts for 71 passing yards, one touchdown and an interception.

Lamb praised by one of the greats

Lamb might be in only his second season, but he already has the respect of NFL legend Calvin Johnson. In an appearance on NFL Network on Thursday, the former Lions receiver showered the second-year player out of Oklahoma with praise.

“I love watching that kid go up and make a play on the ball,” Johnson said. “The guy can move. The guy is elusive. He likes to go up and make a play. I like guys that go up and use their hands.”

Three games into his second NFL season, Lamb has already accumulated 18 catches for 251 yards and a touchdown. He and Amari Cooper have established themselves as the favorites for quarterback Dak Prescott. The two receivers have combined for 53 targets thus far.

Johnson, a Hall of Famer and six-time Pro Bowler, spent nine seasons in Detroit before retiring. He ranks 32nd in NFL history in career receiving yards. His 1,964 yard season in 2012 is still the league record. He was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft.

The Cowboys selected Lamb 17th overall in 2019. He finished his rookie season with 935 yards, trailing only Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson among first-year players. His is widely regarded among experts as one of the top young talents in the NFL.