Randy Moss Calls Out CeeDee Lamb After Costly Drops in Cowboys Loss to Eagles

CeeDee Lamb‘s inconsistency catching the football caught everyone’s attention that tuned into the NFL opener on Thursday. And now, an NFL great at the receiver position is demanding more from the All-Pro.

In the Dallas Cowboys‘ primetime showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles, Dak Prescott and Lamb spearheaded a red-hot Cowboys offense in the first half, only for it to sputter in the second half, culminating in a narrow 24-20 defeat.

Lamb was unstoppable in the first half but ended up with four drops in the game, including two on the potential game-winning drive.

GettyPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 04: CeeDee Lamb #88 of the Dallas Cowboys misses a reception against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter in the game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 04, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Randy Moss has Sharp Critique for CeeDee Lamb

Lamb will receive his fair share of scrutiny playing for the Big Star and that scrutiny spread into the weekend as he was a topic of discussion on NFL Sunday pregame shows.

“CeeDee Lamb, I need better effort out of him going forward,” said Randy Moss on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown.”

“You’re the third highest paid receiver in all of football and then when it’s crunch time you don’t show up for your team,” Moss added. “Yea I get that, we do miss some passes sometimes as wide receiver. But you’re on the road in a divisional game against the defending champs.”

Moss, who is arguably the greatest receiver in NFL history not named Jerry Rice, spoke over a montage of drops from Lamb on Thursday night, saying they were all his fault.

CeeDee Lamb Said This Will Fuel Him

To his credit, Lamb took responsibility after the game.

“Man, that was terrible,” he said postgame. “I can’t point fingers at anybody else. I take full accountability and everything else that comes with that. As a player, I’ve prayed for moments like that, and for the ball to come my way. To not come up with it, it stings a little bit.

“I will tell you that if you think I’m not coming back 80 times harder than this — you’ve got another thing coming,” he added. “… God has a mysterious way of humbling folks, and I did come in with a little bit of a chip on my shoulder. Lesson well learned. I deserve everything that comes with it.

“… The (drops) down the stretch really hurt me a lot because I’ve prayed for those types of things. But, again, it’s Game 1. I’ll be back. I just hope everybody else is ready.”

Lamb did put up impressive numbers—110 yards on seven catches. But those stats came on 13 targets, and his drops played a critical role in the game’s outcome. Still, given everything he’s accomplished in his career, there’s no reason for the Cowboys to doubt that Lamb will channel this disappointment into motivation for what comes next.

“Don’t worry about Ceedee Lamb,” said head coach Brian Schottenheimer after his head coaching debut. “Ceedee’s going to be fine. What a great player. This was a team defeat and we own that.

“We understand where we can go as a football team. We understand. I love the competition. I thought guys competed their butts off. I thought that was great, but we’re all about winning and we didn’t win tonight and therefore it’s not good enough.”

The Cowboys fell to 0-1 and host the New York Giants next Sunday.

Jahmyr Gibbs gains just 31 yards on 10 catches, unprecedented in NFL history

The Packers’ defense bottled up Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs so thoroughly today that Gibbs made NFL history.

Gibbs caught 10 passes for 31 yards, the lowest yardage total ever for a player who caught at least 10 passes in a game.

The record Gibbs broke for fewest yards with double-digit passes was previously held by Saints running back Alvin Kamara, who had 33 yards on 13 catches in a loss to the Buccaneers in 2023.

The Packers also bottled Gibbs up running the ball today: Although he did have one big run of 14 yards, on his other eight carries he totaled just five yards. Gibbs had just two first downs on 19 touches, an ugly stat line on an ugly day for the Lions.

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