FRISCO, Texas — As the clock hit triple zeros in the Dallas Cowboys ‘ 20-17 road win at the Pittsburgh Steelers early on Monday morning, cornerback Jourdan Lewis scooped up the fumbled football and skipped past Pittsburgh’s No 1. wide receiver George Pickens .
Lewis contributed to holding Pickens to a season-low 26 receiving yards and in frustration, Pickens yanked an unexpecting Lewis down to the ground by his facemask. He held Pickens to jut two catches for five yards as the nearest defender in Week 5.
The Cowboys cornerback views that action by Pickens as a sign of breaking the wide receiver’s will.
“That’s what football is about, honestly,” Lewis said on Wednesday. “Being tough and going out and out-willing the opponent. That’s what I go out there and try to do every single time I step out there.”
That’s something he relishes.
“It’s fun, yeah,” Lewis said when asked if he likes getting chippy with opponents.
Dallas’ nickel corner is the owner of the Cowboys’ highest Pro Football Focus coverage grade (81.3), and the seventh-highest among all NFL corners, minimum 100 snaps played in 2024. He’s walking the walk while talking the talk.