<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-trevon-diggs-jadeveon-clowney-questionable-vikings-showdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs, Jadeveon Clowney questionable for Vikings showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Trevon-Diggs-of-the-Dallas-Cowboys-4.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs, Jadeveon Clowney questionable for Vikings showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T14:11:56-08:00">December 12th, 2:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T14:11:56-08:00">December 12th, 2:11pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/vikings-vs-cowboys-prediction-odds-pick-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-2025">Cowboys will be facing the Minnesota Vikings</a> this week, and they have a mixed bag of injury updates for some of their players. On defense, Trevon Diggs and Jadeveon Clowney have been the two people many have had their eyes on, and it looks like their status will be <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1999592769866596820" rel="noopener">up in the air</a> for the game, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.</p><p>“Cowboys list Trevon Diggs, Jake Ferguson and Jadeveon Clowney as questionable for Sunday,” Garafolo wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-trevon-diggs-big-step-toward-injury-return">Diggs has been on the injured list</a> since Oct. 25, as he’s dealt with soreness in both knees and a concussion. He’s not in concussion protocol, but he has been rehabbing both of his knees. A few days ago, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said that Diggs <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2025/12/10/dallas-cowboys-trevon-diggs-injury-brian-schottenheimer/" rel="noopener">needed to do more</a> in his rehab to get taken off of the injured list, according to Calvin Watkins of the Dallas News.</p><p>In terms of Trevon, he’s still in the ramp period,” Schottenheimer said. “I think he does feel healthy, I know he wants to play, but at the end of the day, we have to do what we think is the best interest of not just him, but also the football team, and when you miss some time, there’s the ramp-up period. It is not just for your body, but for your mind and figuring out some of the defense, and there’s some new faces in the huddle and things like that. So again, love him as a player, but ultimately he’s got to show us he’s ready to do everything the right way.”</p><p>Clowney missed last week’s game against the Detroit Lions with a hamstring injury and was a limited participant in practice this week. It seems like he has made progress, and there’s a real chance that he could suit up against the Vikings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs, Jadeveon Clowney questionable for Vikings showdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-playoff-picture-updated-dvoa-athletic-espn-model-odds-week-15');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys playoff picture: Updated DVOA, The Athletic, ESPN model odds before Week 15');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dallas-Cowboys-head-coach-Brian-Schottenheimer.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys playoff picture: Updated DVOA, The Athletic, ESPN model odds before Week 15</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T07:36:03-08:00">December 12th, 7:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T07:36:03-08:00">December 12th, 7:36am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-no-george-pickens-concerns">Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer is confident</a> in a George Pickens bounce-back, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-offers-mature-perspective-missed-opportunities">team is still clinging to postseason hopes</a>. And here is the Cowboys’ playoff picture with their updated DVOA, along with models from The Athletic and ESPN, before their Week 15 contest against the Vikings.</p><p>The Cowboys’ best shot to reach the playoffs is by winning the NFC East. They stand at 6-6-1 while the first-place Eagles are 8-5. Both teams have soft schedules down the stretch.</p><h2><b>Why the Cowboys’ tie makes it simple</b></h2><p>The Cowboys’ tie makes the head-to-head matchups with the Eagles and division record meaningless unless the Eagles tie a game before the end of the regular season. That’s because the winning percentage will decide things.</p><p>If the Eagles get to 11 wins, the Cowboys cannot win the division. The best they could do is 10-6-1, which is a winning percentage of .618. At 11-6, the Eagles’ winning percentage would be .647.</p><p>Conversely, if the Eagles finish 10-7, their winning percentage would be .588, and the Cowboys would win the division.</p><p>The problem for the Cowboys is the Eagles’ schedule. They play the Raiders once and the Commanders twice. That combined record of their opponents is 8-31. Philly also plays the Bills. But as long as they beat the Raiders and sweep the Commanders, the Cowboys have no shot.</p><p>Thus, they have<a href="https://ftnfantasy.com/nfl/dvoa-playoff-odds" rel="noopener"> just an 8.5% chance</a> to win the NFC East, according to FTN Fantasy.</p><p>As for the Wild Card picture, there are opportunities. But the Cowboys’ chances there are currently listed at 1.6%.</p><h2><b>ESPN’s take on the Cowboys’ playoff picture</b></h2><p>Here’s a fun fact. The ESPN model lists the Cowboys as having a less than 1% chance of earning the No. 1 overall seed. It seems like it should be zero.</p><p>But if the Rams and Seahawks tie in their head-to-head meeting, the Packers lose out and finish at 9-7-1, and nobody else in the NFC gets to 11 wins, and the Cowboys win out, their 10–6-1 record would trump the Rams, Seahawks, Eagles, and 49ers for the top spot.</p><p>ESPN gives the Cowboys a 10% chance of reaching the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Why the slumping Eagles matter</b></h2><p>Anybody who thinks the Cowboys truly have just a 10% chance of reaching the playoffs is living in the past. They are viewing the Eagles as the defending Super Bowl champions. That may have mattered earlier in the season. But it’s meaningless now.</p><p>The Eagles are a mess. They’re a physical mess with star offensive lineman Lane Johnson out of the mix. And they are a mental mess with a head coach who is out of answers and a quarterback who has fallen apart.</p><p>To assume the Eagles will beat the Raiders — as bad as the Raiders are this season — is a risky assumption. And to automatically give them a sweep of the Commanders is foolhardy.</p><p>In fact, there may be more of a chance that the Cowboys trip up against the Chargers than there is for an Eagles’ sweep of the Commanders.</p><p>Think <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/4-takeaways-from-the-chargers-win-over-the-eagles" rel="noopener">of how badly</a> Jalen Hurts is playing, according to Fox Sports.</p><p>“Hurts had one of his worst games as a pro, becoming the first player in [the NFL] since 1978 to throw an interception and lose a fumble on the same play,” Eric Williams wrote. “That was the lowlight of a confounding five-turnover performance by the reigning Super Bowl MVP.</p><p>“Hurts, who threw an interception on the final play of the game by veteran safety Tony Jefferson, completed 52.5% of his passes for 240 passing yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions. Hurts was sacked once, finishing with a season-low 31.2 passer rating. The four interceptions were more than the two interceptions he had on the season entering the game.”</p><p>You think that guy could lose to the Raiders and Commanders? Yep.</p><p>Things are so desperate that the Eagles have been pushed to bring offensive lineman Jason Kelce out of retirement. Grasping at straws.</p><h2><b>The Athletic model gives the Cowboys a slightly better chance</b></h2><p>It’s not much, but the Cowboys move up to 11% in The Athletic version.</p><p>Yes, it will take plenty of help. But the Cowboys still have a shot. And quarterback Dak Prescott is <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1999287286874230812?s=46" rel="noopener">keeping that in mind</a>, according to a post on X by Jon Machota.</p><p>“You know, I could deep dive into this, and I won’t. But to tell you (the answer) is no, because as much as you hate it, I can call two or three games: Do we make the changes and do what we do in the bye week to even have the team that we have now? Probably not. So, everything happens for a reason. I know I say that all the time. I’m just thankful for where I’m at and the opportunity I have to get into the playoffs still, if there is one.”</p><p>It starts for the Cowboys this week. They need to take care of expected business against the Vikings. Then they have one more challenging game left against the Chargers before easy wins against the Commanders and Giants.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys playoff picture: Updated DVOA, The Athletic, ESPN model odds before Week 15

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-officially-cleared-vikings-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb officially cleared for Vikings clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceedee-Lamb-with-Cowboys_ec4dee.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb officially cleared for Vikings clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T06:18:48-08:00">December 12th, 6:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T06:39:30-08:00">December 12th, 6:39am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/vikings-vs-cowboys-prediction-odds-pick-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-2025">Cowboys will be facing off against the Minnesota Vikings</a> this week, and they’ll need all hands on deck as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive. During their loss to the Detroit Lions last week, they lost CeeDee Lamb to a concussion, and it was uncertain if he’d be ready to go by this week.</p><p>It looks like <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1999481139229262071" rel="noopener">he’s cleared to go</a>, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>“Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb has now cleared concussion protocol. He’ll play Sunday night vs. Minnesota,” Pelissero wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>It felt like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-concussion-lions">Lamb was pretty optimistic during practice</a> that he would make his return as soon as possible, especially when he noted that he didn’t have any symptoms.</p><p>“Obviously, it’s been a lot of like eye work and eye discipline and trying to, I guess, frustrate myself essentially to see like if I have anymore residuals of the concussion,” Lamb said. “And I haven’t had any type of symptoms.”</p><p>That’s good news for the Cowboys, as they’ll need to go on a run for these final games of the season if they want a chance at making the playoffs. They’re currently 6-6-1 and second place in the NFC East, and they’ll most likely have to win the division if they want to make the postseason.</p><p>With how the Philadelphia Eagles have been playing over the past few weeks, it’s very possible that they fall off, and the Cowboys can take the division crown. The Cowboys can’t bank on that, though, and they have to control their own destiny.</p><p>The Vikings are coming off a bad loss against the Washington Commanders, and they may want to come out with a better sense of energy, so the Cowboys have to watch out for that. For the Cowboys, they know what’s at stake during this time of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb officially cleared for Vikings clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-offers-mature-perspective-missed-opportunities');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys QB Dak Prescott offers mature perspective on missed opportunities');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dak-Prescott-offers-mature-perspective-on-missed-opportunities-1.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys QB Dak Prescott offers mature perspective on missed opportunities</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T19:33:51-08:00">December 11th, 7:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T19:33:51-08:00">December 11th, 7:33pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dak Prescott offered a mature perspective about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-cowboys-ceedee-lamb-thinks-media-was-waiting-to-dunk-on-george-pickens">opportunities the Dallas Cowboys missed</a> throughout the course of the 2025 NFL season.</p><p>Prescott is going through the 10th season of his career, all with the Cowboys. Having gone through an injury-riddled 2024 season, he has enjoyed a resurgence as he’s shined as one of the best passers in the league this season.</p><p>However, Dallas has gone through inconsistencies on both sides of the ball. While the offense has significantly improved from last year, the defense has suffered multiple lapses that have cost them multiple games this season. The offense hasn’t been perfect either, occasionally struggling at points that prevented from adding more wins to the record.</p><p>Prescott <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1999287286874230812" rel="noopener">gave his thoughts on the team’s overall performance</a>, per reporter Jon Machota. He believed that patience is key as he wants to focus on the upcoming games and not dwell on past mistakes the team made throughout the year so far.</p><p>“You know, I could deep dive into this, and I won’t. But to tell you (the answer) is no, because as much as you hate it, I can call two or three games: Do we make the changes and do what we do in the bye week to even have the team that we have now? Probably not. So, everything happens for a reason. I know I say that all the time. I’m just thankful for where I’m at and the opportunity I have to get into the playoffs still, if there is one,” Prescott said.</p><h2><b>What lies ahead for Dak Prescott, Cowboys</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dak-Prescott-offers-mature-perspective-on-missed-opportunities-2.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s clear that Dak Prescott believes in the Cowboys’ playoff hopes despite the difficulty that comes with it. As long as they are in the mix, he believes that anything can happen in Dallas’ favor.</p><p>Prescott is on pace for an All-Pro selection with his high-level performances this season. 13 games in, he has completed 334 passes for 3,637 yards and 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also added 44 rushes for 138 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.</p><p>Dallas has a 6-6-1 record on the season, holding the second spot in the NFC East Division standings. They are above the New York Giants and Washington Commanders while trailing the Philadelphia Eagles. In terms of the NFC standings, they sit at 10th place. They are above the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons while trailing the Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions.</p><p>The Cowboys will continue preparations for their upcoming matchup, being at home. They host the Vikings on Dec. 14 at 8:20 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott offers mature perspective on missed opportunities

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-cowboys-ceedee-lamb-thinks-media-was-waiting-to-dunk-on-george-pickens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb thinks media was waiting to dunk on George Pickens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CeeDee-Lamb-defended-receiving-partner-George-Pickens.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb thinks media was waiting to dunk on George Pickens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T18:04:25-08:00">December 11th, 6:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T18:04:25-08:00">December 11th, 6:04pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys are hoping they can rally in the final four weeks of the season and find a way to earn a playoff spot. It is a longshot possibility, but victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles last month have given head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s team a dose of confidence that was missing earlier in the season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-practices-thursday-in-line-vikings-clash">The Cowboys</a> take a 6-6-1 record into their Week 15 home game against the Minnesota Vikings, and the key to their success in recent weeks has been the consistency of QB Dak Prescott. He has completed 334 of 484 passes for 3,637 yards with 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Prescott has shown the ability to wait until the last split second before he gets rid of the football and finds wideouts George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb along with tight end Jake Ferguson.</p><p>Pickens has become <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-vs-cowboys-bold-predictions-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-clash">the Cowboys’ leading receiver</a> this season. Prescott has targeted him 114 times and the receiver has caught 78 passes for 1,179 yards with 8 touchdowns. He did not have his best game in Week 14 against the Detroit Lions when he was held to 37 receiving yards on 5 catches.</p><h2>Lamb says critics have unfairly been looking for fault in Pickens’ game</h2><p>Pickens heard plenty of criticism because he struggled in that game, but Lamb defended his receiving partner. Lamb has had multiple drops this season, but he was not going to let fans or media criticize Pickens.</p><p>“I just feel like they were waiting on him to have a bad game,” <a href="https://x.com/DLLS_Cowboys/status/1999265923417669914">Lamb said</a>. “It was quiet all season and he was averaging 100, 110, doing crazy things, but the one opportunity (below average game against the Lions), he didn’t step up to their appreciation and I feel like for us to come out victorious it wasn’t just all on him.”</p><p>Lamb has been the Cowboys’ most dangerous receiver prior to this season. He has caught 57-865-3.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb thinks media was waiting to dunk on George Pickens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-concussion-lions');   ga('set', 'title', 'CeeDee Lamb promises he has no concussion symptoms after leaving Lions game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lamb-vs-the-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>CeeDee Lamb promises he has no concussion symptoms after leaving Lions game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T16:55:55-08:00">December 11th, 4:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T16:55:55-08:00">December 11th, 4:55pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys face the Minnesota Vikings. Good news for America’s team: CeeDee Lamb is expected to play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-practices-thursday-in-line-vikings-clash" rel="noopener">after practicing on Thursday</a>. </p><p>Last Thursday, Lamb <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-down-concussion-lions-game" rel="noopener">had to be taken out of the game</a> against the Detroit Lions due to a concussion. But one week later, Lamb <a href="https://x.com/calvinwatkins/status/1999234537214087267" rel="noopener">proudly insists</a> that he has no concussion symptoms, per Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. </p><p>“Obviously it’s been a lot of like eye work and eye discipline and trying to, I guess, frustrate myself essentially to see like if I have anymore residuals of the concussion,” Lamb said. “And I haven’t had any type of symptoms.”</p><p>Currently, the Cowboys are 6-6 and in second place in the NFC East behind the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles. Meanwhile, the Vikings are in last place in the NFC North with a 5-8 record. In the grand scheme of things, Dallas needs to win their remaining four games for a shot at the playoffs. </p><p>After Minnesota, they take on the LA Chargers, Washington Commanders, and New York Giants. Last year, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-most-to-blame-for-brutal-wild-card-loss-to-packers" rel="noopener">lost to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card game</a> 48-32. </p><p>Meanwhile, Lamb has 1,194 receiving yards, six touchdowns, and 101 receptions to his name. </p><h2><b>CeeDee Lamb is a centerpiece of the Cowboys’ passing game</b>.</h2><p>Overall, Lamb is one of the most effective receivers in the NFL. His career pedigree speaks to that truth with various honors. Among those are First-Team All-Pro (2023), a four-time Pro Bowler (2021-2024), and the NFL’s receptions leader in 2023 with 135. </p><p>In 2023, Lamb accumulated 1,749 receiving yards. Altogether, Lamb has established himself as a massive asset to Dallas’ passing game. He is a strong route-runner and has overall offensive production. </p><p>Lamb’s presence on the field often results in double coverage from the opposing defense. As a result, it creates opportunities for the other receivers to succeed. </p><p>Altogether, the Cowboys need Lamb to stay healthy, especially with the playoffs around the corner. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

CeeDee Lamb promises he has no concussion symptoms after leaving Lions game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-practices-thursday-in-line-vikings-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Ceedee Lamb practices Thursday, in line for Vikings clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceedee-Lamb-with-Cowboys.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Ceedee Lamb practices Thursday, in line for Vikings clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T13:44:06-08:00">December 11th, 1:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T13:44:06-08:00">December 11th, 1:44pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys will take the field at home to<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-vs-cowboys-bold-predictions-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-clash"> take on the Minnesota Vikings</a> in a crucial game to keep their playoff hopes alive. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-destroys-richard-sherman-tnf-comments-unhinged-post">Cowboys are coming off</a> a frustrating road loss at the hands of the Detroit Lions last week that took the wind out of their sails following big wins over the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.</p><p>In the game against the Lions, the Cowboys saw wide receiver CeeDee Lamb go down due to injury, causing some to wonder what his availability would be for this Sunday’s game against Minnesota.</p><p>However, on Thursday, the team got<a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1999229401129501138" rel="noopener"> a positive update</a> on that front.</p><p>“Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb was listed as a full participant in practice today, putting him on track to play Sunday night against the Vikings,” reported ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Lamb has combined with George Pickens to form one of the most lethal wide receiving duos in the NFL this year, with Dak Prescott also playing at a Pro Bowl level throughout much of the season to keep Dallas’ playoff hopes alive.</p><p>The Cowboys will now be taking on a Vikings team that is effectively out of the playoff mix in the NFC, and they’ll look to take a big leap in the NFC East following the Philadelphia Eagles’ loss on Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers.</p><p>In any case, the Cowboys and Vikings are set to kick things off on Sunday at 8:20 pm ET from Dallas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Ceedee Lamb practices Thursday, in line for Vikings clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-vs-cowboys-bold-predictions-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings vs. Cowboys bold predictions for Week 15 Sunday Night Football clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vikings-vs.-Cowboys-bold-predictions-for-Week-15-Sunday-Night-Football-clash.jpg"><figcaption>12/10/25</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings vs. Cowboys bold predictions for Week 15 Sunday Night Football clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T17:30:03-08:00">December 10th, 5:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T17:30:03-08:00">December 10th, 5:30pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings were able to regain their breath last week as all aspects of their game were successful and they delivered a 31-0 victory over the Washington Commanders to their fans at U.S. Bank Stadium. That triumph ended a four-game losing streak and put a few smiles on the faces Kevin O’Connell and his players when they returned to the lockerroom.</p><p>The Cowboys were not as successful last week as they struggled against the Detroit Lions in their Week 14 game. After beating the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, the Cowboys had momentum against the Lions. But they could not slow down Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams as the Lions handed the visitors a 44-30 defeat.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/did-vikings-31-0-beatdown-of-commanders-prove-everyone-gave-up-on-jj-mccarthy-too-early">The Vikings</a> are playing to find out if they have a quarterback who can be successful in the future, while the Cowboys are hoping for a long-shot run to the playoffs. Dallas appears to have an opportunity to build respectability and have a winning regular season, while the Vikings would need to conclude the season on a five-game winning streak if they are going to have a winning record.</p><h2><b>Vikings expect McCarthy to throw for 200-plus yard, 3 TDs</b></h2><p>J.J. McCarthy had a sharp game against the Commanders, and he hopes to take  advantage of a Cowboys defense that will likely have trouble covering Minnesota’s crew of receivers.</p><p>This game is vital for McCarthy as he hopes to establish some consistency as the team looks to finish the season with momentum and establish confidence for the 2026 season. O’Connell has been a huge supporter of the former Michigan quarterback, extolling his leadership, athleticism and understanding of the offense.</p><p>However, that understanding has not led to a quick assimilation of the game plan on the field. McCarthy has taken too long to process the plays and read the defensive coverage. At least that was the case until the victory over Washington. McCarthy led touchdown drives on Minnesota’s first two possessions and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-dan-quinn-3-steps-back-31-point-loss-vikings">Vikings had control</a> of the game early. That was a big change from McCarthy’s previous starts.</p><p>The numbers overall are not good. McCarthy has completed 102 of 182 passes for 1,092 yards with 9 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. While those statistics are not impressive, he had a 3-0 TD-interception ratio against the Commanders.</p><p>McCarthy would like to establish a better on-field relationship with Justin Jefferson. While he has been acknowledged as one of the top three wideouts in the game, the 2025 season has been a disappointment for Jefferson. He has caught 64 passes for 810 yards with just 2 TD receptions. Jordan Addison has also had a less-than-stellar season with 37-510-3, and there have been significant questions about his discipline and preparation.</p><p>Tight end T.J. Hockenson could play a key role against the vulnerable Dallas pass defense. He has caught 46-370-3, and he is an outstanding third-down and red zone weapon.</p><p>The Cowboys are dead last in pass defense this season. They are allowing <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/table/passing/sort/netPassingYardsPerGame/dir/asc">255.2 yards per game</a> through the air and they give up 29.7 points per game. Look for McCarthy and Jefferson to establish their partnership in this game.</p><h2><b>Prescott will throw for 275 yards, 2 TDs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/George-Pickens-will-be-difficult-for-the-Vikings-defense-to-slow-down.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Junfu Han-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cowboys have regained their stride on offense this season as Prescott has been healthy and he has put some huge numbers on the board. If his offensive line can give him solid protection, he will take up the challenge against Minnesota’s 4th-ranked pass defense.</p><p>Prescott has completed 334 of 484 passes in the high-powered Cowboys offense. H has thrown for 3,637 yards with 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.</p><p>The combination of George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb is good enough to take over against most opponents. Pickens has fit in well during his first season with the Cowboys. He has caught 78-1,179-8 through the Cowboys’ first 13 games and has become the team’s go-to receiver.</p><p>Lamb is one of the most talented receivers in the league, but he has had some problems with drops this season. He has caught 57-865-3, but if the Vikings can limit him in the early going, they might be able to hold him in check.</p><p>The Cowboys could gain an edge with their running game. Javonte Williams has already rushed for 1,022 yards and 9 touchdowns while averaging 4.75 yards per carry. He runs with an excellent burst and he will deliver the blow to opposing linebackers and defensive backs once he gets through the line of scrimmage.</p><h2><b>Cowboys need this game more, will emerge with late win</b></h2><p>The Vikings started quickly against the Commanders, but that has not been the way they have played this year. Nevertheless, McCarthy will be able to show some growth if he can lead the Vikings in a solid come-from-behind effort.</p><p>Expect him to do just that, and this game should be tight in the fourth quarter. However, Prescott will make a big throw late and dynamic Cowboys PK Brandon Aubrey will supply the winning points with a late field goal. Aubrey has made 27 of 29 three-pointers thus far, including 9 of 11 from 50 yards and beyond.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings vs. Cowboys bold predictions for Week 15 Sunday Night Football clash

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He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 6-6-1 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-most-to-blame-pivotal-tnf-loss-lions">Dallas Cowboys’ hopes of making the NFL playoffs</a> absorbed a significant blow in Week 14, when they saw their three-game winning streak end in a 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit.</p><p>Moreover, Dallas had one of its best players go down with an injury, with star wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-4-word-lamb-update-will-have-fantasy-football-managers-optimistic">CeeDee Lamb unable to finish that contest</a> because of a brain injury. Now, he needs to clear the NFL’s concussion protocol to get the green light to play in Week 15’s matchup versus the Minnesota Vikings at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.</p><p>For what it’s worth, Lamb was <a href="https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/injury-report/" rel="noopener">among the limited participants</a> in Dallas’ practice on Wednesday, a good sign for his availability for the Vikings game, according to the Cowboys’ official injury report. Also, cornerback Trevon Diggs was listed with a limited practice label on the report. Diggs has missed the last seven games due to a knee injury.</p><p>Lamb was having a productive outing downfield before he left the Lions game. At the time of his exit, he already had 121 receiving yards on six receptions and eight targets, though he was not able to find the end zone. Nevertheless, his total receiving yards led all players in the contest, while wideout Ryan Flournoy finished behind Lamb with 115 receiving yards on nine catches and 13 targets to go with a touchdown.</p><p>In his sixth season in the NFL thus far, Lamb has accumulated 865 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 57 catches. He remains on pace to crack the 1,000-yard mark for the fifth season in a row, but the clear focus for him and his team is to reach the playoffs amid the Cowboys’ flickering postseason hopes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb, Trevon Diggs limited at practice before Week 15 vs. Vikings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-espn-insider-suggests-ravens-poach-george-pickens-cowboys');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: ESPN insider suggests Ravens try to poach George Pickens from Cowboys');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cowboys-WR-George-Pickens-celebrates-after-a-2-pt-conversion-catch.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL rumors: ESPN insider suggests Ravens try to poach George Pickens from Cowboys</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T07:18:13-08:00">December 10th, 7:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T07:18:13-08:00">December 10th, 7:18am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-baltimore-hit-low-1st-time-10-years-loss-steelers">Ravens have had their struggles on offense</a> this season, and some would think that it was because Lamar Jackson was sidelined with an injury. The truth is, they haven’t been that great when he’s been on the field as well, and what they really need is a true No. 1 wide receiver.</p><p>Looking ahead into the offseason, they could have some options to choose from, some easier than others. One player they potentially could have their eyes on is George Pickens, and <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47257276/nfl-week-15-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">they have the resources</a> to do so, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.</p><p>“Both would be costly, and Pickens might be franchise tagged by Dallas. But if available, the Ravens could use some of their $40 million in 2026 cap space on Pickens, knowing John Harbaugh is good at managing big personalities,” Fowler wrote.</p><p>It would be a big move for the Ravens, but it seems like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-rumors-espn-dallas-3-word-george-pickens-prediction-30-million">Dallas Cowboys are going to re-sign him</a>. The problem is that you never know what the Cowboys are going to do, especially when it comes to free agents. For the past two years, Jerry Jones has taken his time signing his stars to extensions, and he decided to trade one of them, since they couldn’t come to an agreement.</p><p>A similar fate could be waiting for Pickens, but if anything, the Cowboys could just franchise tag him, as Fowler noted. If that doesn’t happen, the Ravens could very well try to go all-in for Pickens, and it would be a good move for a team that needs a receiver.</p><p>If Pickens is not available, the Ravens will have to pivot somewhere else, and that’s where it could get complicated.</p><p>As of now, the Ravens need to focus on trying to win the AFC North, and even after their past two losses against divisional opponents, they still have a chance to take the crown in the end.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: ESPN insider suggests Ravens try to poach George Pickens from Cowboys

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-no-george-pickens-concerns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer has no George Pickens concerns despite TNF dud');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/George-Pickens.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer has no George Pickens concerns despite TNF dud</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T12:36:09-08:00">December 8th, 12:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T12:36:09-08:00">December 8th, 12:36pm</time><address><a>Sterling Bennett</a>Sterling Bennett is a seasoned sports journalist and writer, specializing in in-depth coverage of the NFL and NCAA Football. With over half a decade of experience in sports media, Sterling combines insider knowledge, sharp analysis, and a passionate voice to deliver engaging content that resonates with fans. His work is known for its clarity, credibility, and ability to break down complex football narratives into compelling stories.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dallas-trade-george-pickens-steelers-deal">Dallas </a><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dallas-trade-george-pickens-steelers-deal" rel="noopener">Cowboys’ acquisition of wide receiver George Pickens</a> might be the best move of the offseason. His presence has helped revitalize the Cowboys’ offense and helped push quarterback Dak Prescott into the MVP conversation. He has also been a major reason for Dallas’ resurgence in the NFC Wild Card standings. While it is easy to praise Pickens for his impactful play, there is always an underlying concern that he may fall into bad habits similar to his days with the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-richard-sherman-calls-out-george-pickens-performance-tnf" rel="noopener">Pickens’ two-faced personality reared its ugly head against the Detroit Lions</a> in Week 14’s 44-30 Thursday Night Football loss. With questions about Pickens’ effort resurfacing, Cowboys’ head coach Brian Schottenheimer explains why he is<a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1998074172132438487?s=20" rel="noopener"> not worried about the wideout’s play or behavior moving forward.</a></p><p>“We talked a little about it,” Schottenheimer told the media, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “In his words, he goes, ‘Hey, Schotty, I didn’t play my best game.’ Unfortunately, none of us played our best game. That’s real. But I don’t worry about George and his love for football and playing this game.”</p><p>Dallas has already benched Pickens once this season, during the opening drive of a Week 11 matchup vs. the Las Vegas Raiders. The reasoning for the disciplinary action was a curfew violation. Fast forward two weeks, and Pickens is already making headlines for the wrong reasons again.</p><p>There is no doubting what Pickens offers on the field. Through 13 games, he has caught 78 passes for 1,179 yards and eight touchdowns and is a shoo-in to be a Pro Bowl candidate this season. However, as an impending free agent, Pickens will need to keep his nose clean to aid Dallas in their late-season playoff push, but also to secure a bank-breaking payday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer has no George Pickens concerns despite TNF dud

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-cade-cunningham-cowboys-lions-super-bowl');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cade Cunningham wishes both Cowboys, Lions could go to Super Bowl');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cade-Cunningham-gets-major-props-for-beautiful-missed-free-throw.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cade Cunningham wishes both Cowboys, Lions could go to Super Bowl</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T11:25:03-08:00">December 8th, 11:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T11:25:03-08:00">December 8th, 11:25am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Before the Detroit Pistons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/cade-cunningham-reveals-why-win-over-bucks-is-the-best-kind-for-pistons">defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday</a>, Cade Cunningham found time to talk about something else: the Super Bowl.</p><p>An avid Dallas Cowboys fan, Cunningham <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998071384652615794" rel="noopener">naturally wants</a> to see them in the Super Bowl. At the same time, he also wants to see the Lions there, even though they both won’t be able to play against each other.</p><p>“You still think your Cowboys are going to the Super Bowl?” Eric Vincent of ClutchPoints asked him.</p><p>“I still got faith in my Cowboys. … I think will be all right,” Cunningham said. “But every year, I think it’s Super Bowl or bust. … Hopefully [the Lions] go to the Super Bowl too, I mean it’s not possible… we both can’t go to the Super Bowl. Hopefully one of us.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">. <a href="https://twitter.com/IAmEricVincent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IAmEricVincent</a>: "You still think your Cowboys are going to the Super Bowl?"</p><p>*Cade Cunningham walks away, then comes back*</p><p>"I still got faith in my Cowboys. … I think will be all right. But every year, I think it's Super Bowl or bust. … Hopefully [the Lions] go to the… <a href="https://t.co/WB6VkeibxZ">pic.twitter.com/WB6VkeibxZ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998071384652615794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Currently, the Cowboys are 6-6 and in second place in the NFC East behind the Philadelphia Eagles. Meanwhile, the Lions are sitting at 8-5 and in third place in the NFC North, trailing the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.</p><p>Last Thursday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-pissed-off-dallas-team-lions-loss">Lions defeated the Cowboys 44-30</a>.</p><p>The Pistons are 19-5 and have the best record in the Eastern Conference. Cunningham is averaging 27.5 points, 9.3 assists, and 6.4 rebounds per game.</p><h2><b>Cade Cunningham’s longstanding fandom over the Cowboys</b></h2><p>Cunningham grew up in Arlington, Texas in the shadow of the Cowboys. During his upbringing, he was a quarterback before focusing entirely on basketball after seeing his brother play while at college.</p><p>However, Cunningham’s love for football remains intact.</p><p>Since then, he has become one of the Cowboys’ most passionate supporters, oftentimes seen wearing Cowboys gear.</p><p>At the Cowboys/Lions game, Cunningham was in attendance, cheering them on. He loves Dallas, but he respects the Lions.</p><p>His dual fandom has led him to build a following in both Michigan and Texas, without contradicting anyone.</p><p>Lucky for him, because not too many get that flexibility.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cade Cunningham wishes both Cowboys, Lions could go to Super Bowl

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-4-word-lamb-update-will-have-fantasy-football-managers-optimistic');   ga('set', 'title', '4-word Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb injury update will have Fantasy Football managers optimistic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/USATSI_27691089_168403981_lowres.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>4-word Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb injury update will have Fantasy Football managers optimistic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T10:41:40-08:00">December 8th, 10:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T10:41:40-08:00">December 8th, 10:41am</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cowboys may have lost ground in the NFC race against the Lions, but they at least came away with encouraging news on their top receiver. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-provides-ceedee-lamb-injury-update">CeeDee Lamb left Thursday night’s 44-30 loss</a> after a scary fall resulted in a concussion, sending him straight to the medical tent and out for the rest of the game.</p><p>With Dallas sitting at 6-6-1 and needing a near-perfect finish, any extended absence from Lamb would be disastrous, not just for the Cowboys’ offense but for Fantasy Football lineups hanging on his production.</p><p>On Friday, head coach Brian Schottenheimer offered the first real sign of optimism on Lamb’s status. He said the star wideout “had a good day,” while stressing that Lamb still has to clear every step of the concussion protocol.</p><p>Then, via Jon Machota on X, Schottenheimer <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1998069116670812614" rel="noopener">distilled the update into four words</a> fantasy managers wanted to hear: CeeDee is “doing good, progressing nicely.” The extra recovery time from a Thursday game gives Dallas a small scheduling cushion before its next matchup against the Vikings on December 14.</p><p>Owner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-shuts-down-concerns-george-pickens-effort">Jerry Jones admitted Lamb’s fall “scared” him</a> when he spoke on local radio, which matches how it looked in real time. Lamb has been the engine of this passing game, with 57 receptions for 865 yards and three scores in 10 games, and his absence forced Dak Prescott to lean even harder on new addition George Pickens against Detroit.</p><p>That is where the second half of the story comes in. Pickens finished with just 37 yards on five catches and drew criticism for inconsistent effort, with cameras catching him jogging some routes, including on a ball that turned into an interception.</p><p>He told reporters he would “be very careful going there,” said he did not believe it was an effort issue, and insisted he is “not at all concerned going forward,” even while admitting he did not have a great explanation for why Pickens was so quiet.</p><p>If Lamb misses any time, Dallas will need Pickens to respond the way Jones expects and play like the breakout weapon he has been for most of the year. But Schottenheimer’s “doing good, progressing nicely” update at least keeps the door open for Lamb to return sooner rather than later, preserving hope for both the Cowboys’ playoff push and fantasy teams counting on his WR1 upside down the stretch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

4-word Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb injury update will have Fantasy Football managers optimistic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-provides-ceedee-lamb-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer provides important CeeDee Lamb injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cowboys-wide-receiver-CeeDee-Lamb-88-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer provides important CeeDee Lamb injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T14:45:09-08:00">December 5th, 2:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T14:55:28-08:00">December 5th, 2:55pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-pissed-off-dallas-team-lions-loss"> Dallas Cowboys went through a loss to the Detroit Lions</a> on Thursday Night Football, there was a concerning injury to star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-down-concussion-lions-game">Cowboys’ receiver in Lamb went down with a concussion</a> after a hard fall during the loss, head coach Brian Schottenheimer provided an update on his status.</p><p>According to Todd Archer of The Athletic, Schottenheimer would say that Lamb <a href="https://x.com/toddarcher/status/1997071544808337499" rel="noopener">“had a good day,”</a> though there are still steps ahead of him for Dallas. Lamb sustained the concussion in the third quarter when attempting to catch a pass from quarterback Dak Prescott, but the way he fell to the ground on his head had him go straight to the medical tent, where he would then be ruled out for the rest of the contest.</p><p>“He had a good day, but he has to go through all the checks and balances of all that stuff. I do think the extra couple of days should hopefully help him,” Schottenheimer said on Friday.</p><p>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would speak to 105.3 The Fan on Friday and was admittedly worried about Lamb’s fall, saying<a href="https://x.com/toddarcher/status/1996984964806492528" rel="noopener"> “it scared me. It really did,”</a> according to Archer. So far this season, Lamb has caught 57 passes for 865 yards, along with three touchdowns in 10 games played, as this has been the season in which George Pickens saw a huge boost in his first season with the team.</p><p>The good news for Lamb is that because it was a Thursday game, he has a longer time to potentially be active for Dallas’ next game on Sunday, Dec. 14, against the Minnesota Vikings. At any rate, it remains to be seen how Lamb recovers with the Cowboys sitting at a 6-6-1 record, as their playoff chances dwindle.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer provides important CeeDee Lamb injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-destroys-richard-sherman-tnf-comments-unhinged-post');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ George Pickens destroys Richard Sherman for TNF comments with unhinged post');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/George-Pickens-gets-100-real-about-WR1-opportunity-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ George Pickens destroys Richard Sherman for TNF comments with unhinged post</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T11:46:42-08:00">December 5th, 11:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T12:17:42-08:00">December 5th, 12:17pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the Dallas Cowboys’ 44-30 Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions on “Thursday Night Football,” former star cornerback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-richard-sherman-calls-out-george-pickens-performance-tnf">Richard Sherman called out</a> wide receiver George Pickens for an alleged lack of effort. Sherman claimed that Pickens seemed uninterested in playing when his team needed him the most.</p><p>It appears those comments did not sit right with the 24-year-old wideout. Pickens blasted Sherman <a href="https://x.com/SleeperCowboys/status/1997011899087835606" rel="noopener">in an unhinged post</a> on Instagram, which has since been deleted. The Cowboys’ star criticized Sherman for not understanding the game of football despite being a former player.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">George Pickens responds to Richard Sherman’s postgame comments on his Instagram story: <a href="https://t.co/vxrstpLcdM">https://t.co/vxrstpLcdM</a> <a href="https://t.co/TZfSfrAJ3V">pic.twitter.com/TZfSfrAJ3V</a></p><p>— SleeperCowboys (@SleeperCowboys) <a href="https://twitter.com/SleeperCowboys/status/1997011899087835606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Richard Sherman responded to George Pickens’ comments on X, formerly known as Twitter. The former Seattle Seahawks legend <a href="https://x.com/RSherman_25/status/1997026564937339160" rel="noopener">pointed out his career accomplishments</a>, and also reminded Pickens that he played a crucial part in helping the San Francisco 49ers reach the Super Bowl in the 2019-20 season.</p><p>“Lol kid hasn’t done enough to merit a response from me. I was working on my 3rd consecutive 1st team All-Pro and 2nd SB appearance at the same point in my career. Lol I made an ALL-Pro team and SB in SF, but that’s the fall off for me.”</p><p>Pickens’ unhinged rant comes shortly after he acknowledged the idea that he “disappeared” against the Lions on Thursday night. Almost immediately after the contest, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-agrees-richard-sherman-criticism-tnf-dud" rel="noopener">George Pickens said himself</a> that a player like him “can’t just disappear.” He also gave Detroit credit for scheming up a good defensive game plan against him.</p><p>The Cowboys and their star wideout will have a chance to bounce back in Week 15 when they take on the Minnesota Vikings in a “Sunday Night Football” matchup. With CeeDee Lamb in concussion protocol, Dallas will need Pickens to step up and deliver.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ George Pickens destroys Richard Sherman for TNF comments with unhinged post

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-mic-drop-controversial-jake-ferguson-opi-penalty');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Jerry Jones’ mic drop take on controversial Jake Ferguson OPI penalty');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jerry-Jones-helps-Martha-Ford.jpg"><figcaption>© Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Jerry Jones’ mic drop take on controversial Jake Ferguson OPI penalty</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T09:46:30-08:00">December 5th, 9:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T09:46:30-08:00">December 5th, 9:46am</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things did not go so well at Ford Field on Thursday, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-most-to-blame-pivotal-tnf-loss-lions">the Dallas Cowboys fell to the Detroit Lions</a>, and dropped to 6-6-1, putting their playoff hopes on the line. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones <a href="https://x.com/JoeJHoyt/status/1996985416235335766" rel="noopener">gave his opinion</a> about the controversial offensive pass interference call against tight end Jake Ferguson that potentially derailed his team, according to Cowboys’ beat writer Joseph Hoyt.</p><p>“Jerry Jones said on 1053 The Fan that he understands mistakes happen with officiating. On the Jake Fersuson OPI, ‘There was no penalty [against] the Cowboys. Period,” Hoyt wrote on X. </p><p>At the time, there was 3:45 left in the fourth quarter, with the Lions leading 37-27. Dak Prescott made a pass to Ferguson near the goal line that was ruled incomplete, and a pass interference on him. On the play, Ferguson was attempting to position himself for a catch at the goal line. He used his left hand to swing linebacker Alex Anzalone away. While the pass was incomplete, the referees issued a pass interference, which the Lions declined. The Cowboys opted for a field goal.</p><p>It was a big moment in the game because t<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-gets-real-on-loss-of-jadeveon-clowney-amid-lions-game">he Cowboys’ defense was struggling.</a> Therefore, when they allowed another touchdown on the ensuing drive, it all but ended the game. The loss was devastating, as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-not-concerned-crushing-loss-playoff-hopes">Cowboys’ playoff hopes took a hit,</a> and now they must likely run the table to make it.</p><p>Whether the call was the correct one or a bad one, it did not change the fact that the Cowboys’ defense could not stop Detroit, allowing Jared Goff to pass for 309 yards and a touchdown. The defense also allowed Jahmyr Gibbs to get into the endzone for three touchdowns, and David Montgomery to score while rushing for 60 yards.</p><p>The Cowboys will now have 10 days to prepare for a Sunday Night Football showdown with the Minnesota Vikings. Then, they will host the Los Angeles Chargers before finishing the season with divisional road games with the Washington Commanders and New York Giants.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Jerry Jones’ mic drop take on controversial Jake Ferguson OPI penalty

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-shuts-down-concerns-george-pickens-effort');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys owner Jerry Jones shuts down concerns over George Pickens’ effort');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/George-Pickens-2.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones shuts down concerns over George Pickens’ effort</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T09:32:44-08:00">December 5th, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T09:32:44-08:00">December 5th, 9:32am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor, NFL and NCAA Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys came into Week 14 as one of the hottest teams in the NFL, but the Detroit Lions and their explosive offense put that out in a blink on Thursday night. The Lions gained even more ground in the NFC playoff race with a very impressive 44-30 win over the Cowboys.</p><p>The Dallas offense was far from a problem in this game, but when playing against a high-scoring offense like the Lions’ that your defense can’t slow down, your offense has to be clicking on all cylinders.</p><p>That wasn’t the case in this one for the Cowboys, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-down-concussion-lions-game">CeeDee Lamb left the game early with a concussion</a> and George Pickens had arguably the worst game of his breakout season.</p><p>Pickens still finished with 37 yards on five catches, but he wasn’t his usual self. His effort seemed to come and go throughout the game, and he was caught jogging a number of routes that could have been caught, including one that was intercepted at the start of the second half. Legendary cornerback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-richard-sherman-calls-out-george-pickens-performance-tnf">Richard Sherman blasted Pickens for his effort</a> after the game.</p><p>Effort has been a problem with Pickens in the past during his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but this is really the first time it has popped up in his first season with the Cowboys. On Friday, Dallas owner Jerry Jones revealed that he <a href="https://x.com/JoeJHoyt/status/1996982862780743776" rel="noopener">doesn’t think it will be an issue</a> moving forward, via Joseph Hoyt of Dallas Morning News.</p><p>“I would be very careful going there,” Jones said. “I don’t think so much it was effort, but I don’t necessarily have a good explanation to why he didn’t show up more.</p><p>“I’m not at all concerned going forward.”</p><p>With the Cowboys now sitting at 6-6-1, they likely have to win their final four games to make it into the playoffs. Lamb is potentially going to miss time with an injury, so Pickens will have to be back to his best for the final month of the regular season and another showing like he had on Thursday night just isn’t going to cut it. Based on the way the rest of this season has gone, he should be able to bounce back in short order.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones shuts down concerns over George Pickens’ effort

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/fantasy-sports/cowboys-news-brandon-aubrey-fantasy-football-stats-mind-blowing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys K Brandon Aubrey’s fantasy football stats are truly mind blowing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cowboys-K-Brandon-Aubrey.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys K Brandon Aubrey’s fantasy football stats are truly mind blowing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T08:39:37-08:00">December 5th, 8:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T08:39:37-08:00">December 5th, 8:39am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fantasy football managers know how valuable having a good kicker can be, and none have been better over the last three years than the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brandon-aubrey-drilled-a-63-yard-field-goal-like-nothing">Dallas Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey</a>. With yet another impressive performance in Week 14, the 30-year-old has reached unprecedented heights, both on the field and in the fantasy realm.</p><p>Aubrey nailed five more field goals in the Cowboys’ Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions, three of which were beyond 50 yards, including a 63-yarder in the third quarter. The remarkable performance gave him 23 fantasy points to further reward his lucky managers.</p><p>Although still early in Week 14, Aubrey’s ridiculous Thursday Night Football performance inflated his fantasy football numbers to new heights. His <a href="https://x.com/Underdog/status/1996957748316311751" rel="noopener">163 fantasy points on the year</a> are easily the best among kickers and would rank seventh among receivers, second among tight ends, 12th among running backs and 22nd among quarterbacks, according to Underdog Fantasy.</p><p>Aubrey also has more fantasy points than Saquon Barkley, Justin Jefferson, Ashton Jeanty and Drake London in 2025, per Underdog.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brandon Aubrey has more fantasy points (163.0) this season than…</p><p>Justin Jefferson<br>Saquon Barkley<br>Ashton Jeanty<br>Drake London</p><p>He would currently rank as the QB22, RB12, WR7, and TE2 in fantasy football. <a href="https://t.co/LDEckd3odn">pic.twitter.com/LDEckd3odn</a></p><p>— Underdog (@Underdog) <a href="https://twitter.com/Underdog/status/1996957748316311751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Simply put, Aubrey is giving his managers a rare positional edge unlike any kicker has before. Any rankings that do not have him <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy-sports/fantasy-football-kicker-rankings-week-14-2025">No. 1 with a bullet every week</a> should not be taken seriously.</p><p>As for his real-life numbers, Aubrey is now tied for second in the league with 27 field goals made and tied for first with nine successful kicks beyond 50 yards. His 93.1 percent field goal hit rate ranks third in the NFL among eligible kickers.</p><p>Aubrey’s sustained dominance is so profound that managers have to consider taking him early in 2026 redraft leagues. Fans would typically scoff at selecting a kicker in the early rounds of fantasy drafts, much like in real life, but it is difficult to deny Aubrey’s value at this point.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys K Brandon Aubrey’s fantasy football stats are truly mind blowing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-most-to-blame-pivotal-tnf-loss-lions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys most to blame for pivotal TNF loss to Lions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dak-Prescott.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys most to blame for pivotal TNF loss to Lions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T03:41:37-08:00">December 5th, 3:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T04:43:09-08:00">December 5th, 4:43am</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is a veteran editor and writer for print and digital media. He also created and oversaw video and event production departments for legacy media brands. Mike is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys entered Week 14 in a precarious position. Despite winning three-straight games, the team was still on the outside looking in at the postseason. Facing the Detroit Lions in a must-win matchup on Thursday Night Football, Dallas came up short. The 44-30 loss dropped the Cowboys to 6-6-1, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-lions-playoff-odds-after-detroits-high-scoring-week-14-win-on-tnf">seriously damaging their playoff hopes</a>.</p><p>The Cowboys have had a rollercoaster season so far. Each week seems to offer a new perspective on the team. And every time you think you have them figured out, they shapeshift into a puzzling new form.</p><p>Dallas scored impressive wins over the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs prior to Thursday night’s clash with Detroit. Those victories pushed the team over .500 for the first time this season. The Cowboys improved defensively after getting players back from injury and adding at the trade deadline. Dallas suddenly looked like a legitimate contender – the kind of team no one wants to face in the playoffs.</p><p>But first the Cowboys have to reach the playoffs. A slow start meant the team would essentially have to win out to have a realistic chance of making the postseason. But a road win over a tough conference foe would certainly help build momentum.</p><p>Unfortunately, Dallas couldn’t keep up with Detroit’s fast break offense. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-not-concerned-crushing-loss-playoff-hopes">Brian Schottenheimer isn’t concerned about the team</a>. But he should be. Thursday night’s loss put the Cowboys’ playoff aspirations on life support. Now it’s time to play the blame game.</p><h2><b>Slim Pickens</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/George-Pickens3.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The George Pickens redemption story hit a snag on Thursday night as the wideout flopped in prime time. Despite putting together a monster debut with Dallas, Pickens came up small when the team needed him the most.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-down-concussion-lions-game">CeeDee Lamb suffered a concussion</a> and was ruled out after leaping for a ball in the end zone and falling hard on his head. The veteran receiver was forced to exit the game early in the second half but he had already racked up 121 yards on six catches. With Lamb out and the season on the line, fans expected Pickens to step up. He did not.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-richard-sherman-calls-out-george-pickens-performance-tnf">Richard Sherman called out Pickens</a> after the loss. Like most observers, the former cornerback couldn’t understand Pickens’ disappearing act in such a big game. The wideout had averaged over 95 yards per contest prior to Week 14. But against the Lions he had just five receptions for 37 scoreless yards.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-agrees-richard-sherman-criticism-tnf-dud">Pickens actually agreed with Sherman</a>. Well, not necessarily about being “uninterested in playing football” or giving a “half-assed” and “unacceptable” performance. But the Cowboys receiver acknowledged that he can’t just disappear in such an important matchup.</p><p>Interestingly, Pickens added that he was struggling with the Lions’ defensive scheme. The statement suggested that Detroit’s 21st-ranked passing defense proved an unsolvable problem for the fourth-year pro. Or that the Lions singled him out. Or erased him once Lamb was out of the game.</p><p>But CeeDee was absolutely torching Detroit before his injury. And Pickens was doing nothing. Then, when Lamb was ruled out, Pickens continued doing nothing. Prescott eventually turned to Ryan Flournoy with the game in the balance. The second-year wideout had a 9/115/1 line on a team-high 13 targets.</p><p>Flournoy ran circles around Pickens on Thursday night. And he’ll be a lot cheaper in 2026.</p><p>While Pickens had been playing his way to a huge payday in free agency, Sherman cautioned Dallas to pump the brakes on a long-term extension. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-rumors-espn-dallas-3-word-george-pickens-prediction-30-million">Cowboys are reportedly ready to pay Pickens</a>, even with his predicted annual salary jumping to $30+ million. However, Thursday night’s performance could make them think twice.</p><h2><b>Offensive offensive line</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dak-Prescott-2.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dak Prescott chucked the ball all over Ford Field on Thursday night. The Cowboys QB aired it out 47 times against the Lions for 376 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Although it’s unclear how he got off any passes at all with his offensive line offering little resistance against Detroit.</p><p>The Lions had struggled to get to the quarterback recently, with just two sacks in their last three games. On Thursday night Detroit sacked Prescott five times. The veteran passer was hit 11 times and pressured constantly.</p><p>Second-year tackle Nate Thomas was singled out repeatedly during the game as he failed to protect his quarterback from the constant barrage. It felt like multiple Lions defenders were in Prescott’s personal space on every drop back. The pressure turned routine tosses into high-degree of difficulty throws.</p><p>Prescott did his best to overcome the leaky line. He demonstrated beautiful chemistry with Lamb. And later in the game he showed solid rapport with Flournoy. But while the Cowboys were able to move the ball, they bogged down when approaching the end zone. Dallas had to settle for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brandon-aubrey-drilled-a-63-yard-field-goal-like-nothing">Brandon Aubrey field goals</a> four times as drives stalled out. Those drives would be the difference in the game.</p><h2><b>Disappearing defense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jahmyr-Gibbs-2.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cowboys’ defense made great strides since their Week 10 bye. The team added Quinnen Williams and Logan Wilson at the trade deadline. Dallas also got DeMarvion Overshown back from injury. The additions made a huge difference. Suddenly, the team that was routinely mocked for trading Micah Parsons before the season appeared to turn a corner. The Cowboys’ defense had morphed into an imposing unit.</p><p>Dallas had strong defensive performances in its three-game winning streak entering Week 14. The group was defending the run well and complimenting the offense, which had been the far superior unit over the first half of the season.</p><p>But on Thursday the magic wore off. The Cowboys could only sack Jared Goff once as he threw for 309 yards and a score. Incidentally, in Detroit’s Week 13 loss to the Green Bay Packers, Parsons had 2.5 sacks on Goff.</p><p>While the Cowboys held the Lions to 109 rushing yards, they could not keep Detroit out of the end zone. Dallas gave up four touchdowns on the ground and one through the air. Jahmyr Gibbs racked up 130 total yards with seven receptions and three scores.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/detroit-lions/lions-news-jahmyr-gibbs-barry-sanders-history-tnf-td-vs-cowboys">Gibbs joined Barry Sanders</a> as the only NFL players with 45 touchdowns before turning 24 years old. At the start of the game, Sanders held the all-time record with 47. By the end of the game, Gibbs had tied the Hall of Famer.</p><p>The Cowboys’ offense did the defense no favors, repeatedly putting the group in bad spots with turnovers. But Thursday night’s performance killed the momentum the defense had built over the last month. And any time you give up 40+ points, you’re going to get some of the blame.</p><h2><b>Also to blame: Jerry Jones</b></h2><p>You probably thought he wouldn’t get a mention, right? Well, wrong. Always blame Jerry Jones.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys most to blame for pivotal TNF loss to Lions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-george-pickens-opi-call');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Dak Prescott has never seen anything like Jake Ferguson OPI call');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Dallas-Cowboys-quarterback-Dak-Prescott.jpg"><figcaption>© Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Dak Prescott has never seen anything like Jake Ferguson OPI call</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T01:53:31-08:00">December 5th, 1:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T09:16:23-08:00">December 5th, 9:16am</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-pissed-off-dallas-team-lions-loss">Dallas Cowboys bit the bullet in a 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions</a> on Thursday Night Football, a defeat that has seriously jeopardized their playoff hopes.</p><p>Quarterback Dak Prescott went full throttle, throwing for a season-high 376 passing yards, completing 31 of 47 attempts with one touchdown and two interceptions, along with three rushes for 14 yards. He also threw a two-point conversion and was involved in a fumble that Dallas recovered. Despite the strong performance, the Cowboys were unable to overcome a combination of turnovers, penalties, and a late-game officiating controversy.</p><p>In the closing moments of the fourth quarter, with Dallas trailing by 10, the Cowboys drove into the red zone, with an opportunity to shave the deficit to three. On a crucial pass attempt to tight end Jake Ferguson, contact appeared between Ferguson and Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone, and the officials threw a flag.</p><p>After a brief discussion, the crew <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/cowboys-pass-interference-call-vs-lions-jake-ferguson/9a4b29730c07dd8e599ef92b" rel="noopener">surprisingly called offensive pass interference</a> on Ferguson. The penalty pushed the Cowboys back, forcing the team to settle for a field goal on fourth down and putting the outcome squarely in the hands of the defense. Dallas’ defense couldn’t hold, giving up a touchdown, and ultimately lost 44-30.</p><p>Prescott expressed his bewilderment postgame.</p><p>“Do I get fined for talking about this?… I’m sorry, that was bad,” he said when asked about the call. “I got to look at the film, maybe I can see it from their vantage point. I know I talked to the ref after, he said [Ferguson] aggressively pulled through. I’ve never seen a call like that.”</p><p>Replay suggested Ferguson’s swim move, not the hit by Anzalone, drew the flag. Rules analyst and former NFL referee Terry McAulay weighed in, saying the swim move was legal and the penalty appeared to be a blown call. Not the deciding factor, but the call came at the moment the Cowboys needed momentum most.</p><p>Dallas star wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-down-concussion-lions-game">CeeDee Lamb left the game with a concussion in the third quarter</a> after totaling 121 yards on six catches, and that did not help their cause. In Lamb’s absence, Ryan Flournoy stepped up, recording a career-high 115 receiving yards, and George Pickens added 37 more.</p><p>Late in the fourth quarter, Prescott spread the ball among eight targets, connecting with Ferguson for a touchdown and two-point conversion, cutting the deficit to three. Out-gaining the Lions 417 yards to 408 and keeping possession for 31:23, the Cowboys still paid the price for missed red-zone chances.</p><p>Dallas limited Detroit Jahmyr Gibbs to 43 rushing yards, but could not stop him from scoring three touchdowns and adding 77 receiving yards. David Montgomery sprinted for another 60 rushing yards and a touchdown, helping the Lions rush for 109 yards total. Jared Goff was efficient, completing 73.5% of his passes for 309 yards and a passer rating of 111.0. Moreover, Jameson Williams and Amon-Ra St. Brown combined for 188 receiving yards.</p><p>The loss dropped the Cowboys to 6-6-1, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-lions-playoff-odds-after-detroits-high-scoring-week-14-win-on-tnf">slashing their playoff probability</a> from 23% to just 9%. Even if they win their final four regular-season games against the Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders, and New York Giants, Dallas would still need the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Lions to stumble to sneak into the postseason.</p><p>Next up, the Cowboys will host Minnesota in Week 15. 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