Despite finishing as one of the NFL's top offensive units in 2025, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb believes the Cowboys' offense has yet to play its best football.

During an interview in training camp, Lamb said the Cowboys' offense still has plenty of room for improvement, as he believes last year's success means little without the next step.

"We understand we were very successful, but none of that success from last year can carry over, so we are just basically starting over from scratch, building that bond once again, and kind of carrying over," Lamb said at Cowboys Training Camp in Oxnard as posted by the Cowboys' official YouTube channel on August 1. "There's a lot of things that we've missed out on last year, and I feel like that we can definitely harp on and gradually get better overall as an offense." 

Despite having one of the NFL’s top offenses in 2025, averaging 391.9 yards per game, the Cowboys struggled to convert drives into touchdowns and protect the ball.

The Cowboys ranked No. 29 (league-worst minus-9) in turnover differential last year, giving away the ball 21 times while forcing just 12 takeaways. The team also ranked 18th in red-zone touchdown efficiency (57%)

"Absolutely, absolutely," Lamb said in the same interview. "We didn't finish drives as much as we would like, although we did have a lot of points scored. But that goes to show you how many more points that we can have and put up on the scoreboard." 

Lamb feels the Cowboys have a chance to contend for a Super Bowl if they finish drives better, protect the football, and remain healthy.

CeeDee Lamb says health is the key to his 2026 success

Entering the 2026 season, Lamb’s biggest concern is staying healthy after finishing last year with 74 receptions, 1,077 yards, and three touchdowns.

"First of all, [my goal is] to stay healthy," Lamb said in the same interview. "For one, for me, it's all about being healthy, being available for my team, because the last two years, that wasn't the case. So, just overall health and being able to lead, and teach the younger guys and, overall, I gotta go be me - going out there, making plays, helping the guys, and scoring."

Lamb missed two games in the 2024 season due to a right AC joint shoulder sprain and also faced an early setback last year.

He suffered an ankle injury in Week 3 against the Chicago Bears, missing three games before returning in Week 7 against the Washington Commanders.

The Cowboys will open the regular season with a "Sunday Night Football" matchup against the division-rival New York Giants. So Lamb can't afford to get hurt.

With Pickens and Lamb as one of the elite wide receiver duos in the NFL, Lamb believes his ability to stay available for the whole season could help lead the Cowboys to a playoff return in 2026.

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Written by

Archana Ramakrishnan

Edited by

Soheli Tarafdar