Prescott performed much better than he’s being given credit for in Cowboys return

There’s been a ton of squawking that Prescott’s performance Sunday wasn’t any different than what Cooper Rush has done in his place. Stats say nah. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys didn’t score a lot, putting just 24 points on the scoreboard. Considering they were given a mind-boggling five extra possessions in the second half thanks to forced turnovers by the defense, that is not a quality performance. Add in another great field position starter setup by Kavontae Turpin’s 52-yard punt return to Detroit’s 41-yard line and it certainly feels like there wasn’t much impact on the offense from the return of quarterback Dak Prescott.

But as always, the eye test and sometimes even the scoreboard aren’t total representatives of how well things went. Here’s a look inside the offensive numbers from Dallas’ 24-6 Week 7 victory.

All metrics courtesy of rsbdm.com.