Cowboys paid Lamb and passed on Parsons, so the drops are going to hurt a little more

CeeDee Lamb tapped on his chest after the Dallas Cowboys knew for sure they weren’t going to leave Philadelphia with a win over the defending champs on opening night in the NFL, as if the star receiver were saying, “This is on me.”

Three critical drops by Lamb, and another throw from Dak Prescott that slipped through his arms on a diving attempt on Dallas’ final offensive play, had plenty to do with the 24-20 loss to the Eagles in a game that ended early Friday morning, a week after the Cowboys traded star edge rusher Micah Parsons to Green Bay.

Philadelphia defensive tackle Jalen Carter’s ejection for spitting on Prescott before the first snap probably gave the Cowboys a better chance to pull off the upset. They might have done it with any one of three catches Lamb should have ma