“CeeDee Lamb’s heartbreaking setback casts a shadow on his All-Pro aspirations. Wishing him a swift recovery!”

Since Dez Bryant in 2014, the Dallas Cowboys have not had a receiver named to the First Team All-Pro. However, the newest member of the “88 Club” is going to change all of that. “It’s a surreal moment for me,” Lamb stated following his incredible New Year’s Eve weekend. “We’re looking forward to keeping it going.” What exactly is the “it”? The Cowboys will play the Washington Commanders in Week 18 to try to secure both the NFC East title and the No. 2 spot in the NFC. But Lamb made his case for All-Pro honors in front of a national audience Saturday night against the Detroit Lions, and it was one that Perry Mason would have approved of.

Lamb pulled up a monstrous effort in a 20-19 win over the Lions in Week 17, highlighted by a 92-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Dak Prescott – one of the most electrifying plays of the NFL season. Lamb has 13 catches for 227 yards and a touchdown on the night. Lamb broke new Cowboys single-season marks for catches (122) and receiving yards (1,651) with Michael Irvin – another all-time great wearing No. 88 – in attendance. Lamb has ten more catches than Miami Dolphins tight end Tyreek Hill. Only Hill has more

receiving yards than him. The race for the third and final All-Pro position at receiver could come down to Week 18, with A.J. Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles and Puka Nacua of the New York Jets all competing.

Hill is unlikely to set a new single-season receiving record, but with 1,717 yards and 12 touchdowns, the future Hall of Famer will be a First-Team All-Pro for the fifth time in his career. He could possibly be named Offensive Player of the Year.

Lamb has also committed to one of the three positions. Lamb was a Second-Team All-Pro last year, but he’ll be a First-Team selection in 2023. Lamb is unlikely to win Offensive Player of the Year until he replicates his Week 17 effort against the Commanders on Sunday afternoon, but he will finish in the top five.

Lamb will have as many First-Team All-Pro selections as both Bryant and Irvin had at the end of their careers, believe it or not. Bryant earned a First-Team All-Pro in 2014, as previously stated. Irvin was a First-Team All-Pro in 1991, then a Second-Team selection in 1992 and 1993. Lamb has a long way to go before matching Hall of Famer Drew Pearson’s three First-Team All-Pro honors (1974, 1976, 1977), but there’s no doubt he’s proven to be a worthy addition to the “88 Club.”