’He won’t be denied’: DeMarvion Overshown’s incredible determination leads to early return – Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News
Even a potential career-ending injury didn’t derail DeMarvion Overshown’s path back to the field.
FRISCO — At the beginning of another arduous journey, with a freshly reconstructed knee serving as a reminder of the road ahead, Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown felt determined. Yes, to recover from another significant injury, just as he did before he played his first NFL game. But also to go against the recommendations of those around him: doctors’ orders, conventional wisdom, and even his fiancée’s wishes.
As his mother, Felicia Williams, affectionately said: DeMarvion “was being a knucklehead. But, again, determined.”
Just as determined as he was to get back on the field.
Overshown tore three ligaments in his knee on Dec. 9. One person with the Cowboys described it as a potential career-ending injury. Instead, it proved to be just another setback in his story.
Initially, projections for Overshown to return to the field on Thanksgiving against the Kansas City Chiefs were looked at as optimistic. Overshown beat that mark by two games.
Overshown’s mother said he’s the type of person who will do whatever it takes to make something happen once he puts his mind to it, as he did days after his surgery.
Overshown had previously committed to being in Tyler, Texas — about 20 miles from his hometown of Arp — days before Christmas for a bike giveaway, and nothing was going to stop him. Not even surgery and the recommended recovery.
His fiancée, Alexis Babino, had one request when Overshown left for Tyler: be sure to sit and rest. If he had to do this, if he had to be there, then he could still be cautious on his leg. She remembers Overshown saying he would oblige her request.
“But that did not happen,” Babino said.
One video of Overshown standing next to a kid, crying in amazement at meeting Overshown, went viral. More photos circulated. Babino saw her fiancé standing in all of them.
“He fought through it. I know he was in pain,” Babino said, “but he fought through that pain. That tells you a lot about the type of person he is. He’s compassionate, he’s positive, he’s resilient, he’s faced so many adversities … and that just says a lot about his determination.”
To stay in the playoff hunt, Cowboys need best version of CeeDee Lamb vs. Chiefs – Jon Machota, The Athletic
Dallas needs the All-Pro to get back to himself during this current gauntlet.
FRISCO, Texas — The frustration was easy to detect Sunday night. Whether it was the animated sideline video or being one of the first players to leave the postgame locker room, CeeDee Lamb clearly was not happy about how he played against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Cowboys star wide receiver caught only four of his 11 targets for 75 yards in Dallas’ stunning 24-21 come-from-behind victory at AT&T Stadium.
Lamb met with reporters Tuesday after practice for the first time since he was credited with two drops — you could argue he had three — against the Eagles. His most noteworthy answer came to a question about having conversations with quarterback Dak Prescott when he’s going through a tough stretch.
“Just find ways to get better,” Lamb said. “You want to be solution-oriented. You’re not really dwelling much on the problem. Granted, we know the problem, I need to catch the f–––ing ball.”
According to TruMedia, Lamb has eight drops in eight games this season. That ties him with Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams for most in the NFL. Lamb had four in the season opener against the Eagles. He had a career-high 11 drops last season.
His most costly drop Sunday came with the Cowboys facing third-and-goal from Philadelphia’s 1-yard line with the game tied, 21-21, and 3:46 remaining. Prescott could have thrown a better ball farther to the back corner of the end zone, but the pass got through two Eagles defenders, hitting Lamb in the stomach.
“I mean, it’s one game,” Prescott said Tuesday. “I think if anything, it’s for me to stay the same and show my support in him as I always have. I’m not going to panic, and he shouldn’t panic. It was one game. It was a frustrating game. But other than that, it’s not like the guy can’t go win a game by himself. I’m not going to make a bigger deal out of it. I think sometimes people do, media does, in a sense, and that creates anxiety and pressure on a guy that doesn’t belong.
“I don’t even know if that’s a conversation that we’re necessarily going to have. It wasn’t his best game. He knows that. He’s well aware of that. His standard and his expectations, there’s no doubt in my mind the way that he’ll respond will be great.”
Qunnien Williams quickly emerging as a leader for the Cowboys – Jazz Monet, Cowboys Wire
Qunnien Williams has come in and put his thumbprint on the Cowboys organization already.
Since arriving at the trade deadline, Quinnen Williams has shown why his former teammates in New York viewed him as the unofficial “captain of the captains.” The Cowboys did not just acquire a dominant interior lineman. They added someone whose leadership style blends accountability, teaching, and an insistence on collective improvement.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer highlighted the ways in which Williams communicates, particularly with young players. “You watch this guy interact with his teammates and the way he holds himself accountable,” Schottenheimer described, “the way he teaches the young guys, like there was a moment against the the Raiders where he’s talking to Ezeiruaku and guys like that. That’s what you want, you know?”
After the win over the Eagles on Sunday, Williams expounded on that mindset. He explained that the defensive line addressed its own mistakes at halftime and came out determined to execute together. Williams said the group recognized, “we got playmakers in our room and we got to go out here to make plays.”
Strength in accountability
He praised Osa Odighizuwa for delivering “one of the game-changing plays” and noted that multiple linemen stepped up. For Williams, leadership begins with accountability, and the second half reflected what can happen when the entire unit buys into that standard.
Williams also pointed to leadership across the roster, including Dak Prescott. He said Prescott shows it “every single down, every single time” and noted that both the offense and the defense had to take criticism at halftime. “To go out there in the second half to execute the way we did,” Williams said, “you got to have great leaders on the team to be able to accomplish that.”
Here We Goooo: 3 keys to the game for Cowboys against Chiefs – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com
What the Cowboys need to do to win their third consecutive game on Thanksgiving.
FRISCO, Texas – Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you all get to enjoy being around your loved ones, good food, and crowding around a television on Thursday to enjoy a great slate of football.
For the first time in 30 years, the Dallas Cowboys and the Kansas City Chiefs will play each other on those television screens. This time, both teams as in need of a victory as Dallas enters the game at 5-5-1 and Kansas City at 6-5.
How can the Cowboys pick up their third win in a row and their second in five days? Let’s break it down in this week’s Here We Goooo:
Need your best game yet from the secondary
In the last two weeks, the talk of Dallas’ defensive turnaround has been the defensive line. And rightfully so, as Quinnen Williams has entered the fold and made a huge impact on what the Cowboys have been able to do on that side of the ball, including eight consecutive stops on defense to close out against the Eagles on Sunday.
They’ll now be going up against a strong Chiefs offensive line, which has allowed just a 26.2% pressure rate this year, the second-lowest mark in the NFL. Patrick Mahomes’ drop backs have lasted longer than four seconds 22.4% of the time this season, the fifth-highest rate in the NFL. Dallas’ new defensive line certainly has the talent to change that, but Mahomes also has the talent to toss it all around the yard.
Don’t be fooled by Kansas City’s 6-5 record, this is still a very good offensive football team. Mahomes is second in the league in passing yards and the Chiefs are fifth in total offense. They’ve got speed everywhere at wide receiver in Xavier Worthy, Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton. Oh, and don’t forget veteran TE Travis Kelce either, who may not be tearing up defenses like he once did, but is still plenty good and leads the Chiefs in receiving.
Cowboys officially rule out starting OT for Week 13, key CB questionable – Josh Sanchez, Sports Illustrated
Tyler Guyton will miss Thursday’s game against the Chiefs while Caelen Carson is questionable.
On Wednesday, with one day until kickoff, the Cowboys released their official injury report for Thursday evening’s game, with a mixture of good and bad news.
Dallas’ positive news came from star wide receiver George Pickens, who was held out of practice at the start of the week with knee and calf injuries. The Cowboys have since removed Pickens from the injury report, and he will be good to go.
Dallas’ biggest loss comes on the offensive line, where starting left tackle Tyler Guyton has been ruled out. Guyton has been putting together some solid performances in recent weeks, but suffered an ankle injury that will temporarily sideline him.
On the defensive side of the ball, things will go down to the wire with promising second-year cornerback Caelen Carson, who will be a gametime decision due to a hamstring injury.
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