by: Daniel Hager 21 minutes ago DanielHagerOn3
The 2025 NFL season kicked off Thursday night between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. In what was a rollercoaster matchup that featured an hour-long lightning delay in the third quarter, Philadelphia held off Dallas 24-20 to open the season with a win.
It seemed as if Dallas was possibly driving to take the lead with 3:02 remaining in the fourth quarter, but disaster struck for wide receiver CeeDee Lamb . After quarterback Dak Prescott hit tight end Jake Ferguson for a five-yard gain on first down, Prescott delivered a beautiful deep pass to Lamb that would have been at least a 40-yard gain.
Lamb however suffered his third drop of the game, costing his team what would have been a massive catch in clutch-time. He commented on his drops post-game.
“That’s terrible,” Lamb said postgame via Jon Machota of The Athletic . “I can’t point the finger at anybody else. I take full accountability and everything else that comes with it. As a player, I train for moments like that and the ball to come my way. I need to catch the damn ball.”
Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb on his drops: “That’s terrible. I can’t point the finger at anybody else. I take full accountability and everything else that comes with it. As a player, I train for moments like that and the ball to come my way.”
“I need to catch the damn ball.”
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 5, 2025
The drops didn’t stop with his third of the game however, as his fourth of the game ended up icing the game away for Philadelphia. Although it was a much more difficult catch, Lamb was unable to make a 4th & 3 grab which would have put Dallas at the Philadelphia 25-yard line.