FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens had never received a hug from his head coach during a game in his four-year NFL career.

That changed during the Cowboys' 33-16 "Monday Night Football" victory at the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 11. Pickens and All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb were benched for the opening series on Monday in Las Vegas for what at the time was simply revealed to be "a couple things" according to head coach Brian Schottenheimer. On Thursday, Lamb admitted the reason he and Pickens were benched was because they were out past curfew on Sunday night at Red Rock Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Once Schottenheimer inserted Lamb and Pickens, particularly the 24-year-old free-agent-to-be, they both thrived. Lamb caught the first touchdown of the nig

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