CeeDee Lamb makes Cowboys history, caps career day with winning TD vs. Texans

The Dallas Cowboys (2-2) looked doomed at halftime in Houston, trailing the Texans (0-4) by double digits.

Then, CeeDee Lamb put on his Superman cape.

Lamb, sitting on six catches for 49 yards, erupted in the second half for 11 more catches, 140 more receiving yards and the game-winning 12-yard receiving touchdown to finish with 189 yards receiving, a touchdown and 17 catches in a 34-30 Dallas victory. Those 17 catches rank as the most in a single game by a wide receiver in Cowboys history, and only Jason Witten ever caught more passes in a Cowboys game, back in 2012. Lamb is also the only Cowboy with 15-plus catches and 175-plus yards in a game. Prescott finished the afternoon with 335 yards and the touchdown to Lamb on 32 of 45 passing.

"I just want Schotty [coach Brian Schottenheimer] to know that I got his back. I'm with him. I'm one of his strongest soldiers," Lamb said postgame on Sunday, via The Dallas Morning News. "It's just going to battle with each other. I feel like once you have that confidence and know who you're going to battle with, just shoot your gun, and I feel like he shot…

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