The Cowboys’ backs are against the wall with four games remaining. After a fine-inducing, lackluster Week 14, is George Pickens playing?
The Dallas Cowboys could desperately need elite George Pickens on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. Will they get him? Will they see him on the field at all?
Something was seriously off with Pickens the last time the Cowboys took the field. Many observers pointed to a slew of body language indicators and questions arose about just how locked in he was during the game. With the national spotlight on Dallas after three wins in a row, and the primetime kickoff, the game against the Detroit Lions had a lot of eyes on it. So when fellow top wideout CeeDee Lamb left the game shortly after halftime with a concussion, many expected Pickens to pick up the slack, like he did early in the year when Lamb was out.
Only he didn’t. There were routes where balls were catchable and he didn’t give much effort, and something seemed completely off as he turned in his worst receiving yardage total since Week 1 and overall worst catch percentage outing. One under-discussed angle was whether or not Pickens was dealing with injuries, and he was indeed on the Week 14 injury report heading into that game.
What are Pickens’ injuries?
Pickens had been dealing with not one, but two issues. He emerged from the victory over the Eagles listed with both knee and calf injuries, and carried those issues with him out of the win over Kansas City as well.
Pickens was listed as Limited for Monday of last week’s contest. However, Pickens was able to be return to full participant status on both Tuesday and Wednesday. The star receiver didn’t receive a game designation, however there’s still a possibiity that things just weren’t fully right for him. Whatever the reason, the Cowboys can’t have another outing like that from Pickens, or they could lose to the Minnesota Vikings on SNF.
Fortunately, Pickens was not listed at all this week on the injury report. If anything was lingering, he should be fully clear of it now 10 days after the team last set foot on the field.
George Pickens’ 2025 stats
- Pickens has 78 receptions for 1,179 yards and eight touchdowns this season. He’s been targeted 114 times and worked for 90.7 yards per game.
Cowboys’ next game
- Matchup: Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings
- Time: 7:20 pm CT
- Date: December 14, 2025
- TV channel: NBC
George Pickens’ 2025 game log
- Week 1 at Eagles: 4 TAR, 3 REC, 30 YDS, 0 TD
- Week 2 vs. Giants: 9 TAR, 5 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD
- Week 3 vs Bears: 9 TAR, 5 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD
- Week 4 vs Packers: 11 TAR, 8 REC, 134 YDS, 2 TD
- Week 5 vs Jets: 4 TAR, 2 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TD
- Week 6 vs Panthers: 11 TAR, 9 REC, 168 YDS, 1 TD
- Week 7 vs Commanders: 6 TAR, 4 REC, 82 YDS, 0 TD
- Week 8 vs Broncos: 9 TAR, 7 REC, 78 YDS, 0 TD
- Week 9 vs Cardinals: 9 TAR, 6 REC, 79 YDS, 0 TD
- Week 11 vs Raiders: 11 TAR, 9 REC, 144 YDS, 1 TD
- Week 12 vs Eagles: 9 TAR, 9 REC, 146 YDS, 1 TD
- Week 13 vs Chiefs: 13 TAR, 6 REC, 88 YDS, 0 TD
- Week 14 vs Lions: 9 TAR, 5 REC, 37 YDS, 0 TD
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