You don’t often see a 1-2-1 record. It’s not a loss, not a win, just a statistical shrug hanging in the air, and after a brutal Sunday against the Packers , the Cowboys are caught somewhere between injured and intact, hoping for good news that only seems to come with a catch.

The exhale Cowboys fans were waiting for came via a tweet from UnderdogNFL quoting HC Brian Schottenheimer: “Schottenheimer: CeeDee Lamb (ankle) ‘trending in the right direction’; currently no plans to place him on IR. ” Look, in the world of coach-speak, ‘trending in the right direction’ is basically saying getting better, but not sure. The follow-up? no IR. That’s huge.

Placing him on IR would’ve meant a mandatory 4-game timeout. This, instead, is a signal that he could be back on the field as soon as We

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