Adam SchultzWed, December 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM UTC·2 min readCowboys fans will love CeeDee Lamb's description of Week 14 clash vs. Lions originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions will lock horns on Thursday night as both teams fight for their playoff lives.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith the Cowboys on a three-game winning streak and the Lions losing two out of their last three, the playoff implications are huge. Not only that, the game's style will be fascinating, with the Lions a tough, physical team that likes to bully opponents.
But make no mistake, Cowboys All-Pro receiver is ready to bring his boxing gloves to Ford Field.
“I find fun in that,” Lamb said on Detroit's physical defense. “That's where football is. Sometimes the ref will let you play, and then sometimes they won't. So, we'll see how that goes. But as far as the physicality of the game, I know what's going to happen, and I know that these DBs, they like to put hands on and then they run a lot of man, they're going to be in your face.
"So, you know what's going on in this fight. It's just how you going to prepare for it. It's almost like a boxing match.”
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Can Cowboys out-physical the Lions?
With Javonte Williams and an improving offensive line, the Cowboys have the weapons to make life hell for Detroit, not to mention the weapons on the outside with Lamb and George Pickens.
But similar to the Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit's defense likes to make life uncomfortable for offenses, playing physical at the line of scrimmage, lots of hand fighting, and making the offense earn every yard they gain.
However, the Cowboys are more than equipped to handle it, and as Lamb says, it will be a boxing match, and one that is destined to go 10 rounds on Thursday night.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWho will be the one left standing?
The team that makes the other quit.
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