Dallas was leading the Pittsburgh Steelers 6-3 late in the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Cowboys had a 2nd-and-4 at the Pittsburgh 15, and Prescott threw toward the end zone for Lamb. The pass was thrown into coverage, and Donte Jackson intercepted the pass.
The teams went into halftime with Dallas leading 6-3.
During the third quarter, NBC showed a video of Lamb saying something to Prescott on the sidelines after the interception. Though they had no idea what was said, announcers Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth made it out to be a bad thing.
“Doesn’t look good,” Collinsworth said of the exchange.
Cris Collinsworth and Mike Tirico weigh in on a conversation CeeDee Lamb had with Dak Prescott after a bad interception.
Collinsworth: I’ll let you read your own lips. At Dak. Dak doesn’t react at all. Doesn’t look good.
Tirico: Not a bit. Not a bit. pic.twitter.com/6kTAygmljS
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 7, 2024
Though Tirico and Collinsworth made it seem like the exchange was a negative one, some other people concluded that nothing bad was going on. One Cowboys reporter believes Lamb was saying “jump ball,” like he was telling Prescott to throw him a jump ball into the end zone next time.
CeeDee Lamb clearly says jump ball….there is no controversy here. There is no division and no acrimony as the broadcast tried to make it https://t.co/PqPBSnj65p
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) October 7, 2024
Prescott went 29/42 for 352 yards with 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions and a lost fumble in the game. He came through in the end and delivered a winning touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert with 20 seconds left. Lamb finished with 5 catches for 62 yards on 9 targets.