Dallas Cowboys: CeeDee Lamb explains near-halftime lateral touchdown

The Dallas Cowboys almost pulled off some trickery at the end of the first half in last Sunday’s 20-17 win vs. the Los Angeles Chargers.

As the second quarter came to an end, the Cowboys ran one last play to try to find the end zone. 

Cowboys tried the lateral and were THIS close to a TD before half 😯

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Here’s how second-year wide receiver CeeDee Lamb explained the wild series of events. 

“I was initially supposed to run underneath, get the pass from Dak,” Lamb said. 

The Dallas Cowboys’ emerging star continued to give keen insight into the play.

“I kinda improvised. He rolled out left. I matched his scramble rules. At that point, we’re just playing football. I’m trying to get to the endzone. Its something that would’ve looked good, but it didn’t.”

Though the play fell short, Lamb’s behind-the-scenes glimpse into the sequence gives fans a unique look into how simple NFL plays can be at times.

Dallas Cowboys owner shares special teams philosophy

On Tuesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed he prefers a more conservative approach to special teams all around.

“To be very candid with you, I’m a little more conservative,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan, via the Dallas Morning News.

We won a national championship with special teams when I was in college. So, I’m a fanatical special teams interested fan, whatever. I do believe that the turnovers or the bad plays in the kicking game are the equivalent of turnovers. They usually change possession and can change field position. I really like to choose my spots on taking those kind of risks.”

Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel believed Dallas fans wanted the aggressive approach.

“The thought process was I think Cowboys fans aren’t the play-it-safe type,” Fassel said. “So I was going to give them what they wanted, come after [them] on the punt rush. So I hope they’re happy with it. We came after him. [That’s] kind of the mind-set going into the game: We’re going to come after this football. But I’m still not so sure we actually roughed him.”

The Dallas Cowboys appear to be one of the more interesting storylines to follow as they enter Week 3 with their first NFC East test against the Philadelphia Eagles.