Peyton Manning criticizes CeeDee Lamb after Cowboys’ MNF blunder vs. Texans

For all the optimism heading into this season, the Dallas Cowboys have fallen to 3-6, seen Dak Prescott go down with a season-ending injury and heard calls to fire Mike McCarthy and replace him with names like Deion Sanders, hoping he could repeat his success with Colorado Football in the pros. For now, though, the Cowboys are floundering against the Houston Texans in Week 11 as Peyton Manning criticized receiver CeeDee Lamb on the Manningcast for his first-quarter fumble.

The fumble came from an interception thrown by Cooper Rush, off a pass intended for Lamb, though Manning broke down the play and pointed out that Lamb caused the fumble.

You can check out the replay here and note the reactions of Peyton and Eli Manning, along with former Patriots coach Bill Belichick, as shared by Awful Announcing on X, formerly Twitter.

Then check out Peyton breaking down Rush’s interception on the Manningcast, pinning the blame on Lamb.

Week 11: Cowboys vs. Texans

While the Cowboys’ problems run deeper than CeeDee Lamb’s mistake against the Texans in Week 11, despite Peyton Manning’s criticism, they will need Lamb to play to his standard if they want to slow their slide and perhaps save their season.

After all, Lamb signed a $136 million extension in the offseason, and he needs to play to his value, especially since their second-highest-paid player, Prescott, doesn’t return until 2025.

However, it has become the playoffs even more unlikely per day. If they want to make the postseason, the math says they need to win six of their last eight games for an 11% chance to qualify, per Patrick Walker of DallasCowboys.com.

Currently, the so-called America’s team only has a 3% chance of making the playoffs, but if they somehow beat the Texans on MNF, their odds double to a whopping 6%.

Still, if they beat the Texans and go on to win seven of their last eight, their record will improve to 10-7, increasing their odds to 66%. Also, if they somehow win, their record will increase to 11-6 and their odds will reach 99%.

However, this is all well and good if the Cowboys were the only team in the NFL. They would also need other teams in their division, such as the Eagles and Commanders, to stumble in December.

As of Week 11, the Eagles are 8-2 and the Commanders are 7-4, which means Cowboys fans might want to brace themselves for another losing season.