Dallas Cowboys studs and duds: CeeDee Lamb has defining game in walk-off win

The Dallas Cowboys scored an overtime win in Week 6 over New England and CeeDee Lamb had a career-defining game that included a walk-off touchdown

For the first time since 1996, the Dallas Cowboys beat the New England Patriots. And they did so on the road.

It’s now five wins in a row for Dallas and while they had a lot of issues in this game, they still secured the victory, thanks in large part to Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. Those two were connecting all game and hit on a 35-yard touchdown in overtime that secured the win.

Here we look at those two and many others in Dallas as we identify the studs and duds from the Cowboys’ Week 6 win.

Dallas Cowboys Stud: Trevon Diggs, Cornerback

Trevon Diggs continues to be a monster in the Cowboys’ secondary. On Sunday, he had his seventh pick of the season and ran it back for a touchdown — which was his second on the year. Diggs now has a pick in six-straight games and continues to be a leader in this secondary.

Unfortunately, he was also on the wrong end of a huge play from New England. Right after he scored, Mac Jones went deep to Kendrick Bourne who beat Diggs deep. Damonatae Kazee then whiffed on the tackle which allowed Bourne to take it to the house. Still, the pick-six helped Dallas secure the win, even if they turned around and gave up more points.

Dallas Cowboys Dud: Mike McCarthy, Head Coach

Mike McCarthy continues to make weird calls, especially on fourth down. This time, he did one early in the game as well as one late and they both could have been really bad.

McCarthy’s first fourth-down call, which was on the opening drive, was bad mainly because the call was so predictable. If you’re going to gamble in your own territory, you need to make sure it’s a play that the defense won’t be expecting — and we all knew they were about to run it right up the gut with Ezekiel Elliott.

As for his other rough fourth-down call, he decided to get conservative late and kick a long field goal on a fourth-and-one. Greg Zuerlein missed it and gave the Pats life.

On top of all that, his team is playing undisciplined. Dallas had 115 yards in penalties and while they got a win, it shouldn’t have been this close. Much of that was due to the penalties.

Dallas Cowboys Stud: Randy Gregory, EDGE

Randy Gregory has been breaking out in recent weeks. At one point, he drew a hold which negated a touchdown pass from Mac Jones to Jakobi Meyers. Not only did that keep the Patriots from going up 21-7, but it also allowed him to get after Jones on the very next play. Facing a second-and-17, Jones dropped back and Gregory blew past the line to unload on the rookie quarterback.

His blindside hit caused a fumble which was picked up by Chauncey Golston. The Dallas rookie then ran it back to the 48, giving his offense a short field as the defense continued to find ways to create turnovers.

Gregory finished with two sacks as he continues to be the leader of the defensive line for Dallas.

Dallas Cowboys Dud: Offensive Line

It seemed to never end. Whenever Dallas made a good play, they had to walk it off thanks to a penalty from an offensive lineman.

For example, Tyron Smith called for hands to the face which negated a 44-yard pass from Dak Prescott to Cedrick Wilson. That was a killer as it could have set Dallas up in great position. The drive ended in a turnover as Dak was throwing it deep for Wilson but they may have had a totally different approach had that play stood.

Smith wasn’t alone in making some mistakes as he was joined by Terence Steele. The second-year tackle struggled at times with Matt Judon and was called for a false start on the drive after Gregory forced a fumble.

That penalty came right after Dallas got a horse-collar tackle called against Deatrich Wise, setting them up in great position. Dallas ended up settling for a field goal on that drive and while it’s not all on the penalty, that put them behind the chains.

There was also the double penalty on Connor Williams that nearly ruined their drive that sent it to overtime. Dak overcame the hole his linemen put him in, but they made it way more difficult on him than it needed to be.

Overall, the Cowboys had 12 penalties for 115 yards and most of that was from the guys up front. They can’t keep winning if that keeps happening.

Dallas Cowboys Stud: Dak Prescott, Quarterback

Had there not been several plays called back, including the previously mentioned 44-yarder to Cedrick Wilson, Dak Prescott would have gone over 500 yards. As it stood, he still played out of his mind with 445 yards on 36-of-51 passing with three touchdowns.

Prescott did have an interception on a pass where he tried to fit the ball in with far too many defenders around Wilson, but outside of that throw, he was on fire. He played with great poise and confidence and didn’t let the continued issues on the offensive line keep him from securing a fifth win for his team.

As good as Dak was with his arm, he was equally impressive with his mobility. He finished with just 10 yards but it was more his ability to move in the pocket and buy time that stood out.

Dallas Cowboys Stud: CeeDee Lamb, Wide Receiver

CeeDee Lamb had the best game of his young career. The second-year wideout had 11 passes thrown his way and he pulled in nine of them for 149 yards with two touchdowns — and each of those was impressive.

The first score was a one-yarder where he caught the ball at the back end of the goal line. There was no room for error as Lamb hauled it in and drug his toes to barely stay in bounds. That gave Dallas their first lead of the evening, 17-14.

Then in overtime, Lamb did it again. On a seven-play, 80-yard drive, Lamb had three receptions for 56 yards. That included a walk-off touchdown as he took a Prescott pass 35-yards to the end zone to win the game for Dallas.

Now, the Cowboys enter their bye week and have a lot to be proud of. There’s some stuff to clean up as well, but they should be happy about how they stand after six weeks.