In the history of the Dallas Cowboys, which goes back to 1960, only two rookie receivers have ever dominated Dallas’ defense with three touchdowns. On Thanksgiving Day, 1998, a young Minnesota Vikings receiver who was VERY unhappy that the Cowboys didn’t draft him, and wanted revenge, went off for three catches on eight targets, 153 yards, and those three scores.
That young receiver was Randy Moss, whose name you may know.
The second rookie receiver to do that against the Cowboys did it last Sunday. That was second-round pick Christian Watson, the toolsy receiver from North Dakota State whose inaugural NFL campaign had been the personification of boom-or-bust before Week 10.