Cowboys Lead NFL Week 4 Trolls With King of the Hill Jab — SkimNews
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- CeeDee Lamb caught a 12-yard go-ahead touchdown with 2:23 left to seal a 34-30 road win over Houston, finishing with 17 catches for 189 yards — the most receptions by any player since Keenan Allen's 18 in Week 3 of the 2023 season, per ESPN Research.
- Dallas Cowboys posted a 'King of the Hill'-styled illustration of Lamb, Dak Prescott, George Pickens, and Caleb Downs labeled 'Kings of the State,' plus altered country singer Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' hit to 'Choosin' Dallas Texas.'
- Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 after forcing four turnovers — including a sack-fumble of Justin Herbert recovered with 1:42 left — then posted a string of 'Lightning Thief,' 'Lights Out,' and '0% battery' jabs referencing Chargers legend Shawne Merriman.
- San Francisco 49ers stayed undefeated at 4-0 with a 24-14 win over Denver, becoming the first team since the 2005 Indianapolis Colts to allow zero sacks through four games, per ESPN Research, and jabbed 'Went the mile' at Empower Field at Mile High.
- Carolina Panthers beat the Detroit Lions 32-26 on Sunday Night Football behind Bryce Young's 329 yards and two touchdowns to Tetairoa McMillan (14 catches, 192 yards), posting an image of a panther standing over a lion captioned 'The Lion's king.'
- Cleveland Browns won their third straight game for the first time since 2023, beating Pittsburgh 27-24 on a last-second field goal, then posted a Minecraft-block 'L' trolling Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's recent Minecraft world reveal.
- Los Angeles Rams rallied past the Philadelphia Eagles 24-20 on Kyren Williams' 7-yard touchdown with 1:10 left, sharing an 'Abbott Elementary'-fonted 'Rams in Philadelphia' image and later a scantron-bubble 'W' test paper.
Why it matters: NFL teams turned routine Week 4 wins into viral social media moments by weaving 'King of the Hill,' Minecraft, and 'Abbott Elementary' references into postgame posts — a digital rivalry-marketing beat that broader Week 4 coverage from CBS Sports this week emphasized via team grades and Week 5 odds rather than creative troll craft.
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