{"id":10547,"date":"2024-12-13T09:42:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10547"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:42:44","slug":"cowboys-get-bad-news-heading-into-week-15-game-against-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10547","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys get bad news heading into week 15 game against Panthers"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1272324076-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1272324076-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1272324076-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1272324076-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"The Dallas Cowboys\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"274\" data-dom-ready-time=\"436\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Dallas Cowboys have &#8220;got to win out&#8221; going forward, but they got some not-so-great news heading into their Week 15 matchup.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are coming up on a significant game against the\u00a0Carolina Panthers\u00a0on Sunday, December 15, and for a squad that\u2019s been dealing with a lot of injuries, it\u2019s imperative that they\u2019re healthy. The team is already forging ahead after losing star franchise quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0to a season-ending injury, so keep everyone else healthy is needed to bring the team\u2019s record up from\u00a0where it\u2019s at, 5-8.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Cowboys have some news from their Thursday practice injury report in the form of two crucial players remaining limited in practice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>More of the Same on the Cowboys\u2019 Injury Report<\/h2>\n<p>The Cowboys\u2019\u00a0injury report\u00a0for Thursday, December 12, practice had cornerback\u00a0Trevon Diggs\u00a0and wide receiver\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u00a0remaining limited. Both players appeared in Monday night\u2019s game against the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0despite their injuries, so it\u2019s possible they\u2019ll do that again on Sunday, playing through injury. It would be ideal to have them totally healthy, though. In addition, linebacker\u00a0Buddy Johnson\u00a0missed practice due to an illness.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the Cowboys\u2019 injury report\u00a0remained consistent\u00a0with what we\u2019ve seen as of late. Center Cooper Beebe, linebacker Eric Kendricks, safety Juanyeh Thomas and linebacker Nick Vigil once again didn\u2019t practice. Cornerback C.J. Goodwin and cornerback Jourdan Lewis remained limited. On the bright side, a handful of players were full participants for a second consecutive practice, including left tackle Tyler Guyton, cornerback DaRon Bland, running back Rico Dowdle, tight end Marshawn Kneeland and left guard Tyler Smith.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So, it\u2019s a mix of the good and bad, but having Diggs and Lamb healthy again is especially critical to the Cowboys notching any more wins this season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2018We Got to Win Out\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>During Sunday\u2019s game against the Bengals, Lamb showed that he can get solid numbers even playing through injury. During the game, he clocked\u00a093 yards and a touchdown on six catches.\u00a0Cowboys quarterback\u00a0Cooper Rush, filling in for Prescott, closed out the game\u00a016-of-31 for 183 yards and two touchdowns, one to Lamb and one to\u00a0Brandin Cooks, and one interception. Running back Rico Dowdle had an especially stellar game and\u00a0notched a career-high 131 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to press on Thursday, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy praised Lamb for his ability to play through adversity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCeeDee is an impact player. He\u2019s one of the best players in the game,\u201d\u00a0 McCarthy said per\u00a0NFL analyst and expert Garrett Podell. \u201cJust where he lines up creates opportunities for others. CeeDee\u2019s a very diligent guy as far as how he prepares for games. He\u2019s a good example that way for our guys. He\u2019s a huge part of our football team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also on Thursday,\u00a0Lamb told reporters, \u201cWe got to win out. So, in order for anything else to happen, all the help that we need, we still have to do our part. \u2026 We just need to focus on one game at a time. We don\u2019t need to worry about anything else at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added, \u201cWe need everybody to hone in on their job and handle their responsibilities and then everything else, just fall into place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__author-bio\">\n<p><strong>Anne Erickson<\/strong>\u00a0Anne Erickson is an award-winning reporter covering the NFL and college football for Heavy.com. Erickson has years of experience covering the NFL and additional sports, and her work has been published via ESPN, Fox Sports and more. She has interviewed some of the biggest names in sports, including Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Erickson also hosts several podcasts and is a Detroit-based radio host.\u00a0More about Anne Erickson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Dallas Cowboys have &#8220;got to win out&#8221; going forward, but they got some not-so-great news heading into their Week 15 matchup. &nbsp; The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are coming&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cowboys get bad news heading into week 15 game against Panthers - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10547\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cowboys get bad news heading into week 15 game against Panthers - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Getty The Dallas Cowboys have &#8220;got to win out&#8221; 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