Cowboys’ Dak Prescott almost flawless after early interception
LANDOVER, Md. — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott entered Sunday’s recreation with out an interception in 164 passes in six video games towards the Washington Redskins.
Chris Berman and Tom Jackson recap the weekend’s video games with prolonged highlights and evaluation. Watch on ESPN+
On Sunday, Prescott was intercepted on his sixth move within the first quarter, however after that he was just about flawless within the Cowboys’ 31-21 win towards the Redskins.
After the turnover, Prescott accomplished all however two of his passes and threw landing passes to Devin Smith, Jason Witten and Amari Cooper. Prescott didn’t miss a move within the second half of the sport both, on his approach to tying a private greatest with 18 straight completions.
In case you’re questioning, Brandon Weeden holds the crew file with 21 straight completions.
Dak Prescott, who was 26-of-30 for 269 yards and three TDs, additionally threw an early interception. Brad Mills/USA TODAY Sports activities
Clearly, Prescott is not any Weeden.
Prescott completed with 26-of-30 for 269 yards with three touchdowns and likewise ran for 60 yards, together with a career-long 42-yarder. By means of two video games, he has accomplished a ridiculous 82.2% of his passes.
Prescott’s seven landing passes by two video games are tied for essentially the most in Cowboys historical past. In 1966, Don Meredith opened the season with seven landing passes in two video games. Prescott didn’t throw his seventh landing move final season till the sixth recreation of the 12 months.
The Cowboys have stated they are going to be an Ezekiel Elliott-led offense, however by two video games Prescott is altering perceptions about what not solely the passing recreation will be, however what he will be because the quarterback.
All the things you want this week:
• Full schedule » | Standings »
• Depth charts for each crew »
• Transactions and prime information »
• Projected 2020 NFL draft order »
Extra NFL protection »
Promising pattern: Witten has landing catches in consecutive video games for the second time in his previous two seasons. He had three in 2017, his final season with the Cowboys earlier than his one-year retirement to ESPN’s Monday Night time Soccer sales space. It’s the fourth time he and Prescott have linked for scores in back-to-back video games since 2016. Witten’s snaps won’t be the identical as they’d been in his first 15 seasons, however he figures to be an enormous a part of the pink zone offense. He now has 70 profession touchdowns, simply three off Dez Bryant’s franchise file.
Pivotal play: Issues weren’t going effectively for the Cowboys early within the second quarter and trailing by a landing. DeMarcus Lawrence was flagged for roughing the passer, negating a third-down probability. Antwaun Woods jumped offside and was harm on the subsequent play. On third-and-11 from the Dallas 48, Tyrone Crawford dropped Case Keenum for a 13-yard loss to drive a Washington punt. The Cowboys offense lastly awakened with scores on their subsequent 4 possessions, however they began it off with a 97-yard drive after Crawford’s sack that resulted in a 51-yard landing catch by Devin Smith to tie the rating. Crawford, whose work goes largely unnoticed, was restricted through the week of observe due to hip points however he modified the momentum of the sport together with his first sack of the season.
Silver lining: It didn’t take Elliott lengthy to stand up to hurry. Simply six practices, two in pads, and a regular-season recreation. After being aware of his work within the season opener due to his summer season holdout, the Cowboys used Elliott in 28 of 30 first-half snaps. And after giving him a breather within the third quarter, they went again to Elliott within the fourth and he clinched the sport with a 2-yard landing run with 5:07 to play. He completed with 111 yards dashing.