Cowboys’ Dak Prescott credits ‘dad strength,’ girlfriend for best work-life balance and play of his career

FRISCO, Texas — Early in the 2023 season, the Dallas Cowboys offense and quarterback Dak Prescott began their first season with head coach Mike McCarthy calling plays, and the change didn’t click right away. Now, entering Week 13, the Cowboys lead the NFL in scoring offense (31.6 points per game) and Prescott’s +700 odds to win the 2023 NFL MVP award rank as the fifth-best in the league, according to Caesar’s Sportsbook. 

Prescott trails only 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy in completion percentage, passer rating and expected points/added per play among qualified quarterbacks this season while ranking behind only Bills quarterback Josh Allen in touchdown passes and Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson in touchdown-to-interception ratio.

Dak Prescott stats in 2023 season

Completion Pct

70%

2nd

Pass Yards/Att

7.9

4th

Pass TD

23

2nd

TD-INT

23-6

2nd

Passer Rating

107.4

2nd

Expected Points Added/Play0.192nd

Prescott leads all NFL quarterbacks in Pro Football Focus’ offensive grades (92.1) and passing grades (90.8) this season. In the 45-10  victory Week 12 against the Washington Commanders on Thanksgiving, Prescott completed 22 of of his 32 passes for 331 yards and four passing touchdowns, with two of them traveling over 30 yards: a second quarter touchdown to wide receiver Brandin Cooks of 31 yards and a fourth-quarter scoring strike to wide receiver KaVontae Turpin, which led to Prescott earning a 97.0 grade from PFF, giving him the highest-graded game by any quarterback in 2023 and the highest single-game grade by a quarterback since 2007. 

Why is Prescott playing like an NFL MVP in his eighth NFL season at age 30? Well besides some of the on-field, football answers like wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is statistically playing like prime Michael Irvin, the Cowboys offensive line finally has continuity and Prescott and the offense have fully adjusted to McCarthy’s playbook and play-calling, there’s a big…

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Author : Garrett Podell

Publish date : 2023-11-28 16:52:58

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