Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb named NFC's Offensive Player of the Week
When you do something that no player in the history of the National Football League has ever done, some extra recognition is appropriate.
After catching nearly everything that came his way in the Cowboys’ 49-17 rout of the Giants, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has also caught a spiffy new award for his trophy case. Lamb was named the NFC’s Offensive Player of the Week.
Lamb’s 11-catch, 151-yard outing on Sunday made him the first player to ever string together three consecutive games of over 10 receptions and 150-plus receiving yards. His receiving stats for that span are indeed eye-popping: 34 catches for 500 yards and three touchdowns, and that’s just since Oct. 29.
CeeDee Lamb is the NFC Offensive Player of the Week pic.twitter.com/MI8BmmBGJ9
— Tom Downey (@WhatGoingDowney) November 15, 2023
On the season, Lamb has put himself in the conversation for elite status. Here are his current statistical rankings in several key categories among all pass-catchers leaguewide:
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | 1stDwn | Rec/Gm | Yds/Gm | |
| CeeDee Lamb | 13th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th |
Lamb added to his impressive showing versus New York last week by also rushing for a touchdown, his first since his rookie season of 2020.
The former first-round draft pick out of Oklahoma is on pace for 129 receptions, which would be a career-best. He’s also tracking toward 1,841 yards, a number that would rank as the NFL’s fifth-highest single-season total ever.
This is the first time Lamb has received the weekly award, and the first time a Cowboy has been so honored since Amari Cooper won it twice in a three-week span in 2018.
Linebacker Micah Parsons won Defensive Player of the Week for Week 2; kicker Brandon Aubrey took home the Special Teams Player of the Week prize for Week 9.
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