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CeeDee Lamb Leads Cowboys to Win Over Colts

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The Dallas Cowboys won an important American football game. They beat the Indianapolis Colts.

CeeDee Lamb helped his team win. He plays as a wide receiver. This means he catches the ball a lot.

During the game, Lamb caught the ball and ran. Then he had a fumble. A fumble is when a player drops the ball by mistake.

The moment was wild and showed how hard the game was. People said it summed up the whole day.

The Cowboys really needed this win. But Lamb was not fully happy after the game.

He said the team can still play better. Lamb expects more from his team in the future.

Vocabulary6 words

Dallas Cowboys
a team that plays American football
American football
a sport played with an oval ball, popular in the USA
Indianapolis Colts
another American football team
CeeDee Lamb
a player on the Dallas Cowboys team
wide receiver
a player whose job is to catch the ball
fumble
when a player drops the ball by accident

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Quiz

1. Which team did the Cowboys beat?
2. What is CeeDee Lamb's position?
3. True or false: CeeDee Lamb was fully happy and said the team was perfect.

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The Dallas Cowboys won an important American football game. They beat the Indianapolis _____.

CeeDee Lamb helped his team win. He plays as a wide _____.

During the game, Lamb caught the ball and ran. Then he had a _____.

A fumble is when a player drops the ball by _____.

The moment was wild and showed how hard the game _____.

The Cowboys really needed this _____.

But Lamb was not fully _____ after the game.

Lamb expects _____ from his team in the future.

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