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Dallas Cowboys come out fast against Atlanta Falcons with CeeDee Lamb touchdown

Dallas Cowboys Michael Gallup returned after missing the past seven games with a calf injury on Sunday. He had an 11-yard catch on the Cowboys’ 73-yard, game-opening scoring drive.
Dallas Cowboys Michael Gallup returned after missing the past seven games with a calf injury on Sunday. He had an 11-yard catch on the Cowboys’ 73-yard, game-opening scoring drive. yyossifor@star-telegram.com

The Dallas Cowboys are awake today.

After winning the coin toss and electing to receiver, the Cowboys drove 73 yards on eight plays to take a quick 7-0 lead against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday at AT&T Stadium.

Receiver CeeDee Lamb caught a 13-yard pass from Dak Prescott to cap the drive. Lamb also had a 37-yard reception to help set up the score. Lamb caught a screen pass at the line of scrimmage with guard Connor McGovern lined up at wide receiver helping block in front of Lamb.

Receiver Michael Gallup, who missed the past seven games with a calf injury, caught a pass for 11 yards on the drive.

The Cowboys (6-2) lost last week to the Denver Broncos after winning six consecutive games. The Falcons (4-4) scored on a 35-yard field goal on their opening drive after a 58-yard drive to the

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Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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