The Cowboys head coach explains why the team's top two wideouts were both benched for the opening drive on Monday Night Football.

Dallas Cowboys wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens were both on the bench for the team's opening series on Monday night. Here's what we know.

Lamb and Pickens weren't benched due to lack of production; both are averaging more than 80 yards per game. Lamb was on the field for the first play of the Cowboys' second drive, and Pickens came in for the second play. It appears the benching was for the first series of the game.

The Raiders (2-8) have now lost four straight games. At first, the Cowboys’ offense didn’t look much different than the past two weeks. Dallas went three-and-out on its opening possession — with leading receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Picks benched in an apparent coach’s decision — and had a giveaway deep in its own territory on its second drive,