Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb Announces Odd Claim: 'Refs Had It Out For Me!'

The Dallas Cowboys rolled into Lucas Oil Stadium and escaped with a 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

One of the big reasons why the Cowboys won this game was because of the defense, but also because of All-Pro receiver CeeDee Lamb.

But it was a rather odd performance from 88 as he managed 10 catches for 195 yards and a 44-yard touchdown.

I can hear you saying how can Lamb, with a stat line like that, have what we can describe as an "odd'' game?

Well, Lamb had multiple offensive pass interference calls that stalled drives, and he fumbled in the fourth quarter after a superb catch, coming back toward Dak Prescott, and a Colts defender didn't touch him while he was on the ground.

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So, No. 88 popped up and added another 20+ yards to his run, but as he was tackled, Lamb had the football in his hand, bracing for his fall. The ball popped out, and the Colts recovered, which capped off an incredible 60 seconds.

And speaking post-game, Lamb gave his thoughts on that crazy play.

“Before the review, obviously, I thought I was down because I felt, I don't know who it was, I think it was a linebacker, he hit me in my back as I was trying to make a move, and I went down, right?" Lamb said.

"But I used my arm with the ball, which, obviously, I feel like I shouldn't have, but when you're in a moment of moving around, I guess when you're in a situation, you're not really thinking.

“But I know not to use the ball to keep my balance next time, but I also thought I was down by contact. Clearly, the refs had it out for me this week.

“… The refs weren’t messing with me this week.”

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The Cowboys did have a total of 14 penalties (153 yards), and most were on the offensive side, which is a huge red flag for the coaching staff.

In truth, the penalties were one of the reasons the Cowboys nearly lost this game, and had that happened, one could only imagine the backlash.

So, yes, Lamb did have himself a superb day ... if you just look at the stats, but a deeper dive into it with his penalties and the fumble, which he was seen and heard walking back to the locker room post-game being hard on himself about, means it wasn't a totally clean Sunday for No. 88.

It was, rather ... a totally "odd'' day.