Dak Prescott leads comeback, earns Cowboys’ Player of the Game for Week 12

The Cowboys’ star QB overcame an out-of-sync start to remind everyone of just how good he is when in rhythm. | From @TimLettiero

The Dallas Cowboys have their quarterback back. What that means is that they are more than capable of overcoming slow starts to still dominate inferior opponents, even ones that come into the game with a similar record.

At halftime, the score was 13-7 in favor of the visiting New York Giants. Dak Prescott had two interceptions and the offense as a whole seemed flat and unmotivated. Things would change in the second half however, as the resilience set in. Prescott and his merry band of wide receivers got on the same page, the running game took off and the team that just whooped the Minnesota Vikings by 37 finally arrived at AT&T Stadium, riding a strong second half to a 28-20 win that wasn’t as close as the score indicates.

The win continued to prove to the universe the Cowboys have one of the best signal callers in the game, and what they accomplished without him under center was just the baseline.

His ability was on display throughout the second half. Midway through the third quarter, the Dallas offense drove down the field despite being stalled by killer penalties. Ultimately facing 3rd-and-goal at the 15, Dak dropped back and tossed a dime to one of his favorite targets in the corner of the end zone.

On the next drive, the same occurred. With two minutes remaining in the third on second and goal, Prescott found TE Dalton Schultz once again for an easy score. This set Dallas up with a 21-13 lead.

Those would be Prescott’s only two scores of the game but it was a fantastic turnaround by the offense in the second half, leading to the win.

He had the two interceptions early, but had an efficient day otherwise going 21 of 30 for 261 yards while also adding this great hustle play to help spring Ezekiel Elliott for a solid run.

Prescott had a vintage end to his game, earning strong praise from the man who signs his checks.