Peyton Manning rips CeeDee Lamb as Bill Belichick takes notes on the play

The 3-6 Dallas Cowboys have struggled at home all season and that continued in Week 11 when they hosted the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football.

Dallas quickly fell behind as Houston scored on a 77-yard opening drive that took just 2:18. They avoided giving up another score when Malik Hooker recorded a pick but returned the ball.

A couple of first downs gave them hope, but then Cooper Rush was picked off on third-and-eight while trying to hit CeeDee Lamb. But Peyton Manning wasn’t ready to blame the turnover on Rush.

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While watching the replay on the ManningCast, the Hall of Famer said Lamb ran right into the safety and broke up the “expecting throw.”

Peyton Manning breaks up Cooper Rush INT after commercial break.

“I put it on CeeDee (Lamb) a little bit to get a little deeper and get around the horn. It’s an anticipatory throw.” #NFL #MNF #ManningCast pic.twitter.com/p8F2yFU0T3

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) 19 November 2024

Ironically, Manning discussed this while Bill Belichick soaked it all in. The former Super Bowl-winning coach has been linked to Dallas.

Watching them play tonight could make him wonder if it would be a good idea to take the job if offered.

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