• Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2024, 01:59 PM ET
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      Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Dallas Cowboys found a matchup they liked as they took a 7-0 lead early against the Panthers: CeeDee Lamb against Carolina Panthers safety Jordan Fuller.

On the Cowboys’ 10-play, 77-yard drive, Lamb tied Fuller in knots twice in the slot, including a 14-yard touchdown grab with 9:01 left in the second quarter. He ran a slot fade and dove to adjust to Cooper Rush‘s pass, which was near the front pylon.

Lamb is playing with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder and he kept the drive alive earlier with a 28-yard catch on third-and-3. He ran away from Fuller on a corner route for an over-the-shoulder grab.

Earlier, Lamb became the first Cowboys player with four 1,000-yard receiving seasons in his first five years in the league. He also passed Jarvis Landry (481) for the second-most receptions in a player’s first five seasons. Former Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has the NFL record with 510.