The team said Lamb won't need surgery for his AC joint injury, and he is projected to make a full recovery with rehab

MORE: Does CeeDee Lamb's season-ending injury help Cowboys in long run?"When they had the scans and examination it was just clearly worse than it's been," McCarthy said. "The risk is too high to play this week.

The Dallas Cowboys are shutting down CeeDee Lamb with two games remaining after their 2023 All-Pro receiver spent the second half of the season dealing with a sprained right shoulder.