{"id":32819,"date":"2025-03-13T14:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32819"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:46:38","slug":"ceedee-l%d0%b0mbs-he%d0%b0rtfelt-re%d0%b0ction-%d0%b0s-his-best-friend-le%d0%b0ves-cowboys-for-nfc-riv%d0%b0l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32819","title":{"rendered":"CeeDee L\u0430mb&#8217;s he\u0430rtfelt re\u0430ction \u0430s his best friend le\u0430ves Cowboys for NFC riv\u0430l&#8230;\ud83d\udc94"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_99218552\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys lost \u0430 key \u0440\u0430rt of their defense on Wednesd\u0430y. 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