Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb Defends Brian Schottenheimer After 189-Yard Performance, GW TD vs. Texans

Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer came under fire last week for his game management and some questionable decisions in a 34-31 loss against the Baltimore Ravens.

But following Sunday's 34-30 win against the Houston Texans, Schottenheimer received a major vote of confidence from star wideout CeeDee Lamb, who was fresh off an epic 17-catch, 189-yard, one-touchdown performance.

"I just want Schotty to know that I got his back," Lamb told reporters. "I'm with him. I'm one of his strongest soldiers. It's just going to battle with each other. I feel like once you have that confidence and know who you're going to battle with, just shoot your gun, and I feel like he shot it."

Schottenheimer wasn't surprised by Lamb's epic performance.

"CeeDee played the way he always plays," he told reporters. "He's been playing that way all year."

Of his 17 receptions, none was more important than his 12-yard touchdown catch with 40 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, ultimately the game-winning score.

Lamb, 27, is having himself a season, with 37 catches for 498 yards and four touchdowns through just four games. But putting up video game numbers against an excellent Houston defense and secondary was next level.

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It was the sort of bounce-back performance that Schottenheimer very much was hoping to see.

"I wanted this game," he told reporters. "I don't think we needed this game. You know Rio doesn't define us."