The Dak Prescott detractors are quickly running out of things to say. Dallas’ quarterback is having a remarkable 2023 season, working his way into the top-5 odds for MVP. However he hasn’t convinced everyone of his worthiness despite him dominating the position in advanced statistics. Two of the most common so-called complaints centered around the Cowboys’ lack of wins over competitive teams and the fact the Dallas defense is so strong, it makes Prescott’s job easy.
Check both of those off. On a night when Dan Quinn’s defense was absolutely atrocious for much of the night, Prescott continuously led the offense downfield and into the end zone. Despite his receivers dropping two would-be touchdowns and a rushing TD negated by a holding call, Prescott finished with 299 passing yards, a 115.8 passer rating and three passing scores. The final one put Dallas ahead late in the fourth quarter in what was eventually a 41-35 victory.
The win moves Dallas to 9-3 on the season and maintains a perfect 6-0 record at AT&T Stadium. The team has now won four games in a row as they now get 10 days to prepare for their rematch against the NFC East leading Philadelphia Eagles.
Prescott spread the ball all around, with TD tosses to both Brandin Cooks and Jake Ferguson, but once again wideout CeeDee Lamb was his most frequent target. Lamb caught 12 of 17 targets for 116 yards and his own score, while also rushing for another 30 yards on two carries.
His final carry put the Cowboys in control around the two minute warning, but after being carved up by Geno Smith all evening, the defense had to prove their worth down the stretch.
They did that, in fact stopping the Seahawks on downs on their final three drives of the game to preserve the victory. There’s a lot to clean up as the defense looked confused and uncoordinated. They gave up 21 points in the first half after not allowing 20 points in a single home game all season.
But all that washes away with the win as they move forward to the next goal of Week 14.