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Passing attempts:	3,873
Passing completions:	2,595
Completion percentage:	67.0%
TD–INT:	202–74
Passing yards:	29,459
Passer rating:	99.0

Dak Prescott
	Prescott in 2024
No. 4 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	July 29, 1993 (age 30); Sulphur, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:	Haughton (Haughton, Louisiana)
College:	Mississippi State (2011–2015)
NFL draft:	2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 135
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (2016–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2016); Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2022); Second-team All-Pro (2023); 3× Pro Bowl (2016, 2018, 2023); NFL passing touchdowns leader (2023); PFWA All-Rookie Team (2016); 2× First-team All-SEC (2014, 2015); NFL records Highest passer rating by a rookie quarterback (104.9); Highest completion percentage by a rookie quarterback (67.8%); Most wins in a season by a rookie quarterback: 13 (tied);
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	3,873
Passing completions:	2,595
Completion percentage:	67.0%
TD–INT:	202–74
Passing yards:	29,459
Passer rating:	99.0
	Player stats at PFR

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Rayne Dakota Prescott^[1] (/ˈdæk/; born July 29, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, twice earning first-team All-SEC honors, and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft. Prescott ranks fourth all-time in completion percentage with at least 1,500 pass attempts,^[2] and is fifth in the NFL's all-time regular season career passer rating.

Intended to serve as a backup in his rookie season, Prescott became the Cowboys' starting quarterback after starter Tony Romo was injured in the preseason. Prescott went on to lead the Cowboys to the top seed of the National Football Conference (NFC) and set several rookie quarterback records, earning him Offensive Rookie of the Year. Prescott has since led the Cowboys to three additional division titles and made three Pro Bowl appearances. In 2022, he won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.

Early life

Rayne Dakota Prescott was born in Sulphur, Louisiana on July 29, 1993. He is the youngest of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott's three children. While she worked as a manager of a truck stop, Prescott attended Haughton High School in Haughton, Louisiana, where he played football for the Buccaneers.^[3] As a senior, Prescott completed 159 of 258 passes for 2,860 yards and 39 touchdowns. He also rushed for 951 yards on 90 attempts with 17 touchdowns, and led Haughton to become 2010 District 1-AAAA Champions.^[4] A three-star recruit, Prescott accepted a scholarship from Mississippi State over offers from Louisiana Tech, LSU, Memphis, Nicholls State, North Texas, and TCU.^[5]

College career

Prescott was redshirted as a true freshman with Mississippi State in 2011. As a backup to Tyler Russell in 2012, he played in 12 games, completing 18 of 29 passes for 194 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Prescott also scored four rushing touchdowns, with 110 yards on 32 carries.^[6]

Prescott began as the backup to Russell again in the 2013 season, but took over as the starter when Russell suffered a concussion. Prescott played in 11 games, completing 156 of 267 passes for 1,940 yards, 10 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He also ran for 829 yards and 13 touchdowns on 134 carries with 13 touchdowns.^[7] Prescott was the MVP of the 2013 Liberty Bowl after leading the Bulldogs to a 44–7 victory over the Rice Owls.^[8] His 2013 season performance ranks seventh in passing yards (1,940), tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns (13), and fourth in total yards (2,769) and total touchdowns (23). Following the season, Prescott was named to the 2013 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll.^[9]

In his first season as a full-time starter in 2014, Prescott led the Bulldogs to a 10–2 regular season record, its first #1 ranking in program history, and led them to the Orange Bowl.^[10] During the 2014 season, Prescott broke 10 school records including: single season passing yards (3,449), total yards of total offense (4,435), passing touchdowns (27), and total touchdowns (41).^[11] Additionally, his 14 rushing touchdowns is tied for fourth in school history. Prescott also garnered several accolades throughout and following the season. He was named the Manning Award Player of the Week five times (vs. UAB, at LSU, vs. Texas A&M, vs. Auburn, vs. Vanderbilt); the 2014 SEC Offensive Player of the Week thrice (at LSU, vs. Auburn, vs. Vanderbilt); the Athlon Sports, Davey O'Brien, Maxwell Award Player of the Week twice each (at LSU, vs. A&M); and the 24/7 Sports National Offensive Player of Week (at LSU). Prescott was named a 2014 Honorable Mention All-American by SI.com; named to the 2014 First-team All-SEC team by the AP, Coaches, and ESPN.com; and on the 2014 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. He won the Conerly Trophy and was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award, and the Manning Award. Prescott also finished eighth in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting and received two first-place votes.^[9]^[12]

Prior to the 2015 season, Prescott was named a 2015 National Player of the Year Candidate, was selected to two Preseason All-American teams (Athlon Sports and Phil Steele), and was chosen First-team Preseason All-SEC by the media.^[13] During the 2015 season, Prescott became the fourth player in FBS history to pass for 60 touchdowns and rush for 40 touchdowns in a career, joining Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan, Tim Tebow of Florida, and Colin Kaepernick of Nevada.^[14] His 2,411 rushing yards places him third in all-time rushing yards by a quarterback in SEC history behind Tebow and Matt Jones of Arkansas.^[15] Prescott ranks fourth in SEC history with 107 total touchdowns responsible for (passing, rushing, and receiving)^[16] and fifth in total yards (rushing and passing) with 11,153.^[17] His streak of 288 consecutive pass attempts without an interception is the longest in school history and third-longest in SEC history.^[18] In the Bulldogs' 2015 game against the Arkansas, Prescott set the school single game record and tied the SEC single game record for touchdowns responsible for with seven (five passing two rushing) and set a new school record for touchdown passes in a single game.^[15] He was named the AutoNation National Offensive Player of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America, the Davey O'Brien Award National Quarterback of the Week, a Manning Award Star of the Week by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and the SEC offensive player of the week following his performance in the Bulldogs' victory over Kentucky, a game in which Prescott passed for 348 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns. The six touchdowns in a single contest tied the school record set by Jackie Parker in 1952 and Prescott became the first player in school history to throw for over 300 yards and rush for over 100 yards in the same game. This was the fourth time that he has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, the most in program history.^[19]^[20] Prescott received further national recognition by being placed on several national award watch lists including being named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, a semifinalist for both the Maxwell Award and the Davey O'Brien Award, placed on the watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Manning Award, the Wuerffel Trophy, and the Senior Bowl, and won the Senior CLASS Award as well as being awarded the 2017 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award.^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24] For the season, Prescott passed for 3,793 yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns.^[25]

For his career, Prescott finished third in SEC history in total yards,^[26] and fourth in total touchdowns.^[27] He holds 38 school records.^[14]^[28]

College statistics

Mississippi State Bulldogs
Season	Team	GP	Passing								Rushing				Receiving
Season	Team	GP	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2011	Mississippi State	0	Redshirt
2012	Mississippi State	12	18	29	62.1	194	6.7	4	0	163.8	32	118	3.7	4	0	0	0.0	0
2013	Mississippi State	11	156	267	58.4	1,940	7.3	10	7	126.6	134	829	6.2	13	2	53	26.5	2
2014	Mississippi State	13	244	396	61.6	3,449	8.7	27	11	151.7	210	986	4.7	14	2	35	17.5	1
2015	Mississippi State	13	316	477	66.2	3,793	8.0	29	5	151.0	160	588	3.7	10	0	0	0.0	0
Career		49	734	1,169	62.8	9,376	8.0	70	23	146.0	536	2,521	4.0	41	4	88	22.0	3

Records and honors

Single game record for passing yards in the Orange Bowl (453)^[29]
Single game record for passing attempts in the Orange Bowl (51, tied)
Single game record for passing completions in the Orange Bowl (33, tied)
Single game record for passing yards in the Belk Bowl (380)^[30]
Single game record for total yards in the Belk Bowl (427)
Single game record for touchdown passes in the Belk Bowl with (4, tied)
2016 Senior Bowl Most Outstanding Player^[31]
2015 Senior Class Award^[32]
2014 and 2015 Conerly Trophy^[33]^[34]
2015 Belk Bowl MVP^[35]
2013, 2014, and 2015 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll^[36]^[37]^[38]
2015 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (at Arkansas and vs. Kentucky)^[39]^[40]
2014 and 2015 First-team All-SEC (AP and Coaches)
2014 SEC Offensive Player of Week (at LSU, vs. Auburn, and vs. Vanderbilt)
2013 Liberty Bowl MVP^[41]

^[42]^[43]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Wonderlic
6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m)	10+7⁄8 in (0.28 m)	4.79 s	1.66 s	2.78 s	4.32 s	7.11 s	32.5 in (0.83 m)	9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)	25^[44]
All values from NFL Combine^[45]^[46]

2016 season

The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2016 NFL draft with a plan to acquire a young quarterback to develop behind Tony Romo. After failing to trade up to select Paxton Lynch and Connor Cook,^[47] they selected Prescott in the fourth round (135th overall).^[48] He was signed to a four-year deal.^[49]

When Prescott joined the Cowboys for their rookie mini camp, he was issued #10 since veteran wide receiver Devin Street wore his college number 15. During the first week of rookie mini camp, Prescott decided to switch to #4 in honor of his late mother, whose birthday was on September 4.^[50] Prescott is the first Cowboys quarterback to wear #4.^[51]

Prescott moved up on the depth chart when backup quarterback Kellen Moore broke his right tibia during the first week of training camp and after the Cowboys could not reach an agreement with the Cleveland Browns to trade for backup Josh McCown.^[52]

After Moore's injury, Prescott competed with second-year quarterback Jameill Showers for the backup job to established starter Tony Romo. Several reports from August training camp indicated that Showers outperformed Prescott, showing greater accuracy and a quicker release.^[53] However, the Cowboys coaching staff made the decision to start Prescott in the team's preseason opener at the Los Angeles Rams. Working with the Cowboys' first-team offense, Prescott completed 10 of 12 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns in one half of action, though Dallas would lose the game 28–24.^[54] Prescott continued his hot streak throughout the rest of the preseason, impressing all with his veteran-like pocket poise and decision making.^[55]

After starting quarterback Tony Romo suffered a vertebral compression fracture during the first quarter of the Cowboys' Week 3 preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, and in light of Romo's projected 8–10 week recovery time,^[56] Prescott was named the Cowboys starter for the beginning of the 2016 season.^[57]

Prescott's first regular-season start came in the season-opener at home against the New York Giants, becoming the fourth rookie quarterback to open the season as a starter in franchise history, and the first rookie to start at quarterback for the Cowboys since Quincy Carter in 2001.^[58] Prescott finished the narrow 20–19 loss with 227 passing yards.^[59] In the next game against the Washington Redskins, he had 292 passing yards and a six-yard rushing touchdown during the 27–23 road victory.^[60] The following week against the Chicago Bears, Prescott threw for 248 yards and his first NFL touchdown, a 17-yarder to wide receiver Dez Bryant, while also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown in the 31–17 victory.^[61]^[62] During a Week 4 24–17 road victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Prescott threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns.^[63] In the next game against the Cincinnati Bengals, he threw for 227 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for a touchdown during a 28–14 victory.^[64] The following week against the Green Bay Packers, Prescott's interception-free streak ended as he threw for 247 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception as the Cowboys won on the road by a score of 30–16.^[65] After a Week 7 bye, the Cowboys faced the Philadelphia Eagles at home in Week 8, and fellow rookie quarterback Carson Wentz for their first career matchup. The Cowboys prevailed in overtime 29–23, with Prescott recording 287 passing yards, two touchdowns, and an interception to go along with 38 rushing yards and a touchdown.^[64]

During a Week 9 35–10 road victory over the Cleveland Browns, Prescott threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns.^[66] In the next game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cowboys won on the road 35–30, with Prescott passing for 319 yards and three touchdowns. One of the touchdowns was a then-career-high 83-yarder to Ezekiel Elliott.^[67]^[68] The Cowboys continued their winning streak in Week 11 by beating the Baltimore Ravens 27–17 with Prescott throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns.^[69] During the Week 12 annual Thanksgiving Day matchup against the Redskins, he threw for 195 yards and had two touchdowns (one rushing and one passing) in the 31–26 victory.^[64] Prescott was named Offensive Rookie of the Month in November after recording 1,062 passing yards and nine touchdowns to go along with 75 rushing yards and a touchdown.^[70]

During a narrow Week 13 17–15 road victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Prescott threw for 139 yards and a touchdown.^[71] In the next game against the Giants, the Cowboys suffered their second loss of the season, with Prescott passing for 169 yards and a touchdown during the 10–7 road loss.^[72] The following week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he threw for 279 yards and rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won by a score of 26–20.^[73] During a Week 16 42–21 victory over the Detroit Lions, Prescott threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns.^[74] In the regular-season finale against the Eagles, with the top playoff seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) clinched, the Cowboys decided to rest several starters. Prescott only attempted eight passes for 37 yards before being benched in the second quarter of the 27–13 road loss.^[75] As a rookie, Prescott started all 16 games and finished with 3,667 passing yards for 23 touchdowns and four interceptions to go along with 57 carries for 282 yards and six touchdowns.^[76] His 67.8% completion percentage ranked fourth among NFL quarterbacks in 2016.^[77]

The Cowboys finished the 2016 season atop the NFC East with a 13–3 record. In the Divisional Round against the Packers, Prescott completed 24-of-38 passes for 302 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception for a quarterback rating of 103.2 while also rushing for 13 yards and a two-point conversion, but the Cowboys lost 34–31 despite his strong performance.^[78] After a spectacular rookie season, Prescott was selected to the Pro Bowl and named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, receiving 28 of 50 votes, beating out running back and teammate Ezekiel Elliott by seven votes.^[79] Prescott finished sixth in MVP voting^[80] and was ranked 14th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.^[81] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team, becoming the second Cowboys quarterback to receive this award, joining Troy Aikman in 1989.^[82]

2017 season

Prescott started his second professional season with 268 passing yards and a touchdown in the season-opening 19–3 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football.^[83] He followed that up with his first setback of the season with a 42–17 road loss to the Denver Broncos, where Prescott completed 30-of-50 passes for 238 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.^[84] In the next game against the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football, he bounced back with 183 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and his first rushing touchdown of the season in the primetime 28–17 road victory.^[85] During a Week 4 35–30 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Prescott threw for 252 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception.^[86] In the next game against the Green Bay Packers, he had 251 passing yards, three touchdowns, and an interception to go along with 37 rushing yards and a touchdown during the 35–31 loss.^[87] Following a Week 6 bye, the Cowboys went on the road to face the San Francisco 49ers. During the 40–10 road victory, Prescott had 234 passing yards and three touchdowns to go along with 26 rushing yards and a touchdown, marking his third consecutive game with three touchdown passes.^[88] Prescott and the Cowboys followed up the big win over San Francisco with two victories over the Washington Redskins (33–19) and Kansas City Chiefs (28–17) to put the team at a 5–3 record.^[89]^[90]

Going into the Week 10 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, the Cowboys learned that they would be without running back Ezekiel Elliott for a six-game suspension, putting more pressure on Prescott for the success of the offense.^[91] In the game against the Falcons, Prescott completed 20-of-30 passes for 176 yards and had 42 rushing yards and a touchdown, but was sacked eight times as the Cowboys lost on the road by a score of 27–7.^[92] In the next game against the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, he completed 18-of-31 passes for 145 yards and three interceptions during the 37–9 loss.^[93] The Cowboys' struggles on offense continued the following week against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thanksgiving Day as Prescott threw for 179 yards and two interceptions during the 28–6 loss.^[94] Despite the setbacks, the Cowboys remained alive in playoff contention and responded with a 38–14 victory over the Redskins in Week 13, where Prescott threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns.^[95] In the next game against the Giants, he was 20-of-30 for a season-high 332 yards and three passing touchdowns, including an 81-yarder to Rod Smith, during the 30–10 road victory.^[96]^[97] The following week against the Oakland Raiders, Prescott had 212 passing yards and two interceptions to go along with 32 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won on the road by a score of 20–17.^[98] During a pivotal Week 16 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks on Christmas Eve, he recorded 181 passing yards but had two interceptions in the costly 21–12 loss, which eliminated the Cowboys from postseason contention. However, even if the Cowboys won out, they would have still missed the playoffs due to the Falcons finishing 10–6 (thus owning the tiebreaker).^[99] In the regular-season finale against the Eagles, Prescott threw for 179 yards and a touchdown during the 6–0 shutout road victory.^[100]

Prescott finished his second professional season with 3,324 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, and 13 interceptions to go along with 59 carries for 357 rushing yards and six touchdowns.^[101]

2018 season

Prescott started his third professional season passing for 170 yards during the season-opening 16–8 road loss to the Carolina Panthers.^[102] In the next game against the New York Giants, Prescott threw for 160 yards and a touchdown during the 20–13 victory.^[103] The following week against the Seattle Seahawks, he had 168 passing yards for a touchdown and two interceptions in the 24–13 road loss.^[104] During a narrow Week 4 26–24 victory over the Detroit Lions, Prescott threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns.^[105] During a Week 5 10–16 overtime road loss to the Houston Texans on NBC Sunday Night Football, he passed for 208 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions.^[106] In the next game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had 183 passing yards for two touchdowns to go along with 11 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown during the 40–7 victory.^[107] After losses to the Washington Redskins (20–17) and Tennessee Titans (28–14), Prescott led the Cowboys to a 27–20 road victory over the Philadelphia Eagles with 270 passing yards and a touchdown to go along with nine rushing yards and a touchdown.^[108]^[109]^[110] In that stretch, the Cowboys acquired Amari Cooper from the Oakland Raiders as a new receiving target for Prescott.^[111] After leading a game-winning drive over the Atlanta Falcons in a Week 11 22–19 victory,^[112] he led the Cowboys to a 31–23 victory over the Redskins on Thanksgiving Day, in which Prescott had 289 passing yards and two touchdowns to go along with 18 rushing yards and a touchdown, marking his third consecutive game with a rushing touchdown. One of his passing touchdowns was a then-career-high 90-yard touchdown pass to Cooper.^[113]^[114] In the next game, Prescott passed for 248 yards and one passing touchdown and rushed for 22 yards as the Cowboys defeated the 10–1 New Orleans Saints by a score of 13–10.^[115] The following week against the Eagles, Prescott was held to 222 with two interceptions through three quarters, but exploded for 270 yards and three touchdowns to Cooper in the fourth quarter and overtime, ending with a then-career-high 455 yards, a 104.9 passer rating, and a franchise-record 42 completions in the 29–23 victory.^[116]^[117]^[118] The 42 completions were the most for any quarterback in a single game in the 2018 regular season.^[119] After a Week 15 23–0 shutout road loss to the Indianapolis Colts,^[120] Prescott rebounded with 161 passing yards, a passing touchdown, and a rushing touchdown during a Week 16 27–20 road victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the regular season finale against the Giants, Prescott threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns during the narrow 36–35 road victory, making the Cowboys finish the 2018 season atop the NFC East with a 10–6 record.^[121]

The Cowboys entered the playoffs as the #4-seed. They faced off against the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round, which at the time, Prescott was 0–2 against them. He passed for 226 yards, a touchdown, and an interception to go along with 29 rushing yards and a crucial touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the narrow 24–22 victory to earn his first playoff win.^[122] During the Divisional Round against the eventual NFC champion Los Angeles Rams, Prescott threw for 266 yards and a touchdown and rushed for three yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys lost on the road by a score of 30–22.^[123] Prescott earned his second Pro Bowl selection as an alternate, replacing Drew Brees,^[124] where he threw a touchdown pass to Austin Hooper for the NFC side's only points of the game as the team lost to the AFC side 26–7.^[125]

2019 season

During the season-opening 35–17 victory over the New York Giants, Prescott completed 25-of-32 passes for 405 yards and four touchdowns. His performance in the game gave him a perfect passer rating, the first Dallas quarterback to achieve the feat since Craig Morton on October 5, 1969.^[126] Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 1.^[127] In the next game against the Washington Redskins, Prescott completed 26-of-30 passes for 269 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception, and rushed for 69 yards during the 31–21 road victory.^[128]^[129] Prescott became the first Dallas quarterback to compile seven touchdown passes in the first two regular season games since Don Meredith in 1966.^[128] The following week against the Miami Dolphins, Prescott completed 19-of-32 passes for 246 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception while also rushing for seven yards and a touchdown.^[130] He joined Roger Staubach's record of 20 career rushing touchdowns.^[131]

During a Week 4 12–10 road loss to the New Orleans Saints, Prescott completed 22-of-33 passes for 223 yards and an interception.^[132]^[133] In the next game against the Green Bay Packers, he finished with 463 passing yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions during the 34–24 loss.^[134] The following week against the New York Jets, Prescott completed 28-of-40 passes for 277 yards and rushed for 11 yards and a touchdown in the 24–22 road loss, making the Cowboys having their third consecutive loss.^[135]^[136] During a Week 7 37–10 victory the Philadelphia Eagles, Prescott completed 21-of-27 passes for 239 yards, a touchdown, and an interception while also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.^[137]^[138]

During a Week 9 37–18 road victory over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, Prescott's first pass attempt was intercepted by Antoine Bethea. Afterwards, he threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns.^[139] In the next game against the Minnesota Vikings on NBC Sunday Night Football, Prescott threw for 397 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception during the 28–24 loss.^[140] The following week against the Detroit Lions, he had 444 passing yards and three touchdowns to go along with 28 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 35–27 road victory.^[141] For his efforts, Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2019.^[142]

During a Week 12 13–9 road loss to the New England Patriots, Prescott struggled as he completed 19-of-33 passes for 212 yards and an interception.^[143]^[144] In the next game on Thanksgiving Day against the Buffalo Bills, he completed 32-of-49 passes for 355 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception during the 26–15 loss.^[145]^[146] The following week against the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football, Prescott threw 27 of 49 completions for 334 passing yards and a touchdown during the 31–24 road loss.^[147]

During a Week 15 44–21 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, Prescott completed 15-of-23 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns as the Cowboys' three-game losing streak was snapped.^[148] In the next game against the Eagles, Prescott completed 25-of-44 passes for 265 yards as the Cowboys lost the NFC East title clinching game on the road by a score of 17–9.^[149] In the regular-season finale against the Redskins, Prescott threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 35 yards during the 47–16 victory.^[150]

Prescott finished the 2019 season with 4,902 passing yards, which ranked second in the league, 30 touchdowns, which ranked fourth, and 11 interceptions. He also rushed 52 carries for 277 yards and three touchdowns as the Cowboys missed the playoffs with an 8–8 record.^[151] Prescott was ranked 46th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.^[152]

2020 season

The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Prescott on March 16, 2020, worth $31.4 million for the 2020 season.^[153] He signed the tender on June 22, 2020.^[154]

During the season-opening 20–17 road loss to the Los Angeles Rams on NBC Sunday Night Football, Prescott threw for 266 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 30 yards.^[155] In the next game against the Atlanta Falcons, Prescott threw for 450 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 18 yards and three touchdowns to help the Cowboys narrowly win by a score of 40–39. At one point during the game, the Falcons had a 20-point lead over the Cowboys, but Prescott's four second half touchdowns aided by a successful onside kick and a last-second field goal won the game for the Cowboys.^[156] He became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 400 yards and rush for three touchdowns in the same game.^[157] Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Falcons.^[158] The following week against the Seattle Seahawks, Prescott finished with 472 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions as the Cowboys lost on the road by a score of 38–31.^[159] During a Week 4 49–38 loss to the Cleveland Browns, Prescott had a career-high 502 passing yards for four touchdowns and an interception while also losing a fumble.^[160] He became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 450 yards in three consecutive games.^[161]

During a Week 5 37–34 victory over the New York Giants, Prescott suffered a right ankle injury in the third quarter and was carted off the field.^[162] He completed 14-of-21 passes for 166 yards and an interception plus had a receiving touchdown before leaving.^[163] It was later revealed that Prescott had suffered a compound fracture and dislocation to his right ankle, and he underwent surgery the same night, prematurely ending his season.^[164] Prescott was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 19, 2020.^[165]

2021 season

The Cowboys placed the exclusive franchise tag on Prescott for the second consecutive season on March 9, 2021,^[166] and he signed a four-year contract extension with the Cowboys the next day^[167] for $160 million with $126 million guaranteed. The deal included a $66 million signing bonus, the highest in NFL history at the time (it was surpassed in 2023 by quarterback Lamar Jackson's contract with the Baltimore Ravens).^[168]^[169]^[170] In June 2021, he left Adidas and signed a five-year deal with Jordan.^[171]

In his first game back from his injury during the season-opener against the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL Kickoff Game, Prescott threw for 403 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception in the narrow 31–29 loss.^[172] In Week 6, Prescott threw for 445 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in a 35–29 overtime win over the New England Patriots.^[173] His performance earned him NFC Offensive Player of The Week.^[174] In Week 16, Prescott threw four touchdowns in a 56–14 blowout win against the Washington Football Team as the Cowboys would go on to clinch the division title.^[175] For his performance against Washington, Prescott earned another NFC Offensive Player of the Week.^[176] In the regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles, Prescott threw for 295 yards and five touchdowns during the 51–26 road victory, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week.^[177]

As the division winner, the Cowboys hosted the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card Round. In that game, Prescott completed 23-of-43 passes for 254 yards, a touchdown, and an interception to go along with 27 rushing yards and a touchdown during the 23–17 loss. On the last play with 14 seconds left, Prescott ran a quarterback draw up the middle for 17 yards, and was unable to spike the ball to stop the clock from running down.^[178] Despite the loss, Prescott was named NVP (Nickelodeon Valuable Player) with more than 81 percent of the online vote, becoming the second losing quarterback to do so in as many years.^[179] Prescott later apologized for comments which appeared to condone fans throwing objects at the officiating crew after the game ended.^[180] He was ranked 44th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.^[181]

2022 season

During the season-opening 19–3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Prescott struggled, completing 14-of-29 passes for 134 yards and an interception before leaving in the fourth quarter with a right thumb injury.^[182] Later, it was announced Prescott would miss 6-8 weeks due to his injury.^[183] Prescott returned in Week 7 against the Detroit Lions, where he threw for 207 yards and a touchdown during the 24–6 win.^[184] Prescott finished the season with 2,860 passing yards, 66.2% passing completion, 23 touchdowns, and a season-high of 15 interceptions in 12 games.^[185]^[186]

During the Wild Card Round against the Buccaneers, Prescott completed 25-of-33 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won on the road by a score of 31–14.^[187] In the Divisional Round, he threw for 206 yards and a touchdown but threw two interceptions as the Cowboys lost on the road 19–12 to the San Francisco 49ers.^[188] Prescott won the 2022 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year.^[189] Prescott was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.^[190]

2023 season

During the season-opening 40–0 shutout road victory the division rival New York Giants, Prescott completed 13-of-24 passes for 143 yards. It was his 11th consecutive time beating the Giants.^[191] In the next game against the New York Jets, Prescott completed 31-of-38 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns during the 30–10 victory.^[192] The following week against the Arizona Cardinals, Prescott completed 25-of-40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the 28–16 loss.^[193] During a Week 4 38–3 victory over the New England Patriots, Prescott completed 28-of-34 passes for 261 yards and a first-quarter touchdown to CeeDee Lamb.^[194] Facing the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers in the next game, Prescott was sacked thrice and completed 14-of-24 passes for 153 yards, a touchdown, and three interceptions in a 42–10 road loss.^[195]^[196] The following week against the Los Angeles Chargers, Prescott completed 21-of-30 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won on the road by a score of 20–17. Prescott also became the 30th quarterback to throw at least one touchdown pass against 31-or-more opponents in NFL history.^[197]

After a Week 7 bye, Prescott threw 25-of-31 completions for 304 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception as the Cowboys defeated the Los Angeles Rams 43–20 in their 11th consecutive home victory.^[198] In the next game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Prescott threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns during the 28–23 road loss.^[199] The following week against the Giants, Prescott completed 26-of-35 passes for 404 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception while also rushing for 17 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won by a score of 49–17 for his 12th consecutive victory against them. Prescott also set a franchise record with his third game of at least 400 passing yards and four touchdown passes, and was named FedEx Air Player of Week 10.^[200]^[201] During a Week 12 45–10 victory over the Washington Commanders on Thanksgiving Day, Prescott threw for 331 yards and four touchdowns in his fifth consecutive game with at least two touchdown passes.^[202]^[203] Prescott also tied Tony Romo's team record of 10 games with at least four touchdown passes.^[202] Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November after passing for 1,298 yards, 13 touchdowns, and an interception with a 68.5 completion percentage.^[204]

During a Week 13 41–35 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, Prescott threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns.^[205]^[206] Two weeks later against the Buffalo Bills, Prescott struggled, taking three sacks and completing 21-of-34 passes for 134 yards and an interception in a 31–10 loss.^[207] In the next game against the Miami Dolphins, Prescott completed 20-of-32 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and lost a fumble during the 22–20 road loss.^[208] The following week against the Detroit Lions, Prescott completed 26-of-38 passes for 345 yards, two touchdowns (including a career-long 92-yard touchdown to CeeDee Lamb), and an interception during a narrow 20–19 victory. The 92-yard touchdown pass was the second-longest pass in franchise history, behind a 95-yard connection between Don Meredith and Bob Hayes in 1966.^[209]

In the regular-season finale against the Commanders, Prescott completed 31 passes out of 36 attempts for 279 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception, leading the Cowboys to a 38–10 blowout victory and clinching the NFC East.^[210] Prescott finished the 2023 regular season with a 69.5% completion percentage, 4,516 passing yards, and NFL leading 36 passing touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a career-high passer rating of 105.9 while also rushing for 242 yards and two touchdowns.^[210]^[211]^[212] Prescott was named a finalist for NFL MVP and finished second in voting, behind Lamar Jackson.^[213] At home against the #7-seed Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card Round, Prescott completed 41-of-60 passes for 403 yards and three touchdowns, but threw two interceptions in the first half, with one of them returned for a touchdown as the Cowboys fell into a 27–0 hole in the second quarter that they could not recover from, as they lost 48–32.^[214]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
	NFL record (Rookie Quarterback)
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games			Passing									Rushing					Sacks		Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Sck	SckY	Fum	Lost
2016	DAL	16	16	13–3	311	459	67.8	3,667	8.0	83	23	4	104.9	57	282	4.9	18	6	25	143	9	4
2017	DAL	16	16	9–7	308	490	62.9	3,324	6.8	81	22	13	86.6	57	357	6.3	21	6	32	185	4	3
2018	DAL	16	16	10–6	356	526	67.7	3,885	7.4	90	22	8	96.9	75	305	4.1	28	6	56	347	12	6
2019	DAL	16	16	8–8	388	596	65.1	4,902	8.2	62	30	11	99.7	52	277	5.3	42	3	23	151	6	2
2020	DAL	5	5	2–3	151	222	68.0	1,856	8.4	58	9	4	99.6	18	93	5.2	12	3	10	66	3	3
2021	DAL	16	16	11–5	410	596	68.8	4,449	7.5	51	37	10	104.2	48	146	3.0	21	1	30	144	14	6
2022	DAL	12	12	8–4	261	394	66.2	2,860	7.3	68	23	15	91.1	45	182	4.0	25	1	20	126	4	1
2023	DAL	17	17	12–5	410	590	69.5	4,516	7.7	92	36	9	105.9	55	242	4.4	22	2	39	255	4	2
Career		114	114	73–41	2,595	3,873	67.0	29,459	7.6	92	202	74	99.0	407	1,884	4.6	42	28	235	1,417	56	27

Postseason

Year	Team	Games			Passing									Rushing					Sacks		Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Sck	SckY	Fum	Lost
2016	DAL	1	1	0–1	24	38	63.2	302	7.9	40	3	1	103.2	2	13	6.5	9	0	2	11	0	0
2018	DAL	2	2	1–1	42	65	64.6	492	7.6	44	2	1	91.3	8	32	4.0	16	2	2	18	0	0
2021	DAL	1	1	0–1	23	43	53.5	254	5.9	38	1	1	69.3	4	27	6.8	17	1	5	40	1	0
2022	DAL	2	2	1–1	48	70	68.6	511	7.3	46	5	2	101.5	11	46	4.2	11	1	2	8	0	0
2023	DAL	1	1	0–1	41	60	68.3	403	6.7	47	3	2	89.8	6	45	7.5	18	0	4	16	0	0
Career		7	7	2–5	178	276	64.5	1,962	7.1	47	14	7	91.8	31	163	5.3	18	4	15	93	1	0

Career highlights and awards

NFL Rookie of the Year (2016)^[215]
Walter Payton Man of the Year (2022) ^[216]
Offensive Rookie of the Month – November 2016^[217]
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year winner (2016)
5× Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week^[218]
3× Pro Bowl (2016, 2018, 2023)
2× FedEx Air Player of the Week (2018)
4× NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1, 2019,^[127] Week 11, 2019,^[142] Week 2, 2020,^[219] Week 6, 2021^[220])

NFL records

Prescott finished his rookie regular season with a record 11 games with an over 100 NFL passer rating, breaking the rookie record of nine games set by Russell Wilson in 2012. Prescott tied the Ben Roethlisberger 2004 rookie record of winning 13 games as a starter.^[221]^[222]^[223] His NFL passer rating of 104.9 broke Robert Griffin III's rookie record of 102.4 set in 2012. His 0.87% interception to attempts (459–4) broke the rookie record of 1.27% (393–5) set by Robert Griffin III.^[224]^[225] Prescott threw 23 touchdowns and four interceptions for a touchdown to interception ratio of 5.75 breaking the previous rookie record of 4.00 (20 touchdowns and five interceptions) set by Robert Griffin III, and for a touchdown to interception differential of 19 breaking Russell Wilson's rookie record of 16 (26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions).^[226]^[227] His 67.76% pass completion percentage broke the rookie record of 66.44% set by Ben Roethlisberger.^[228] In a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 18, 2016, Prescott, with an 88.9% completion percentage, broke the rookie single game record of 87.0% set by Mike Glennon in 2013.^[229]^[230]

Cowboys franchise records

Most Completions (game): 42 (December 9, 2018, against the Philadelphia Eagles)^[231]
Most Completions (rookie season): 311 (2016)^[232]^[233]
Most Completions (game, as a rookie): 32 (December 18, 2016, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)^[234]
Most Pass Attempts (rookie season): 459 (2016)^[235]
Most Passing Yards (rookie season): 3,667 (2016)^[236]
Most Passing Touchdowns (season): 37 (2021)
Most Passing Touchdowns (rookie season): 23 (2016)
Best Passer Rating (rookie season): 104.9 (2016)
Best Passer Rating (game, as a rookie): 148.3 (December 16, 2016, against the Detroit Lions)
Most Yds/Pass Att (rookie season): 7.99 (2016)
Most Pass Yds/Game (career): 257.1^[237]
Most Pass Yds/Game (season): 306.4 (2019)^[238]
Most Pass Yds/Game (rookie season): 229.2 (2016)
Most 300+ yard passing games (rookie season): 3
Completion Percentage (career): 66.6%^[237]
Interception Percentage: (career: minimum 16 starts): 2.0%^[237]
Interception Percentage: (season/rookie season): 0.9% (2016)^[238]
Most sacks taken: (season) 56 (2018)^[238]
Most 4th Quarter Comebacks (rookie season): 5 (2016)^[238]
Most 4th Quarter Comebacks (season): 5 (2016, tied with Tony Romo in 2012)^[238]

Personal life

Prescott is a Christian.^[239] He is the son of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott and has two older brothers, Tad and Jace, an older sister, Natalie Prescott-Smith, and an older half-brother, Elliott Prescott, from his father's previous marriage. Jace was an offensive lineman at Northwestern State.^[240] His mother died of colon cancer in November 2013.^[9]^[241]^[242] The Faith Fight Finish Foundation by Dak Prescott has been established in her honor, which helps people deal with adversity.^[243] His older brother, Jace, committed suicide in April 2020.^[244]^[245] His father is African American and his late mother was White.^[246] Prescott currently resides in Frisco, Texas.^[247]

On November 26, 2023, Prescott's girlfriend Sarah Jane Ramos announced via Instagram that the couple were expecting the birth of a baby girl.^[248] On March 4, Prescott announced that the baby was born on February 29, 2024.^[249]

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 '''Rayne Dakota Prescott'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Jeremy |date=August 8, 2014 |title=Why Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott is SEC's secret weapon |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/24653251/why-miss-st-qb-dak-prescott-is-secs-secret-weapon |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=CBS Sports.com |publisher=CBS |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223353/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/24653251/why-miss-st-qb-dak-prescott-is-secs-secret-weapon |url-status=live }}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|'|d|æ|k}}; born July 29, 1993) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State Bulldogs]], twice earning first-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] honors, and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the [[2016 NFL draft]]. Prescott ranks fourth all-time in completion percentage with at least 1,500 pass attempts,<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Pass Completion % Career Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_cmp_perc_career.htm |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407161829/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_cmp_perc_career.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and is fifth in the NFL's all-time regular season [[NFL career passer rating leaders|career passer rating]].
-Intended to serve as a backup in his rookie season, Prescott became the Cowboys' starting quarterback after starter [[Tony Romo]] was injured in the preseason. He went on to lead the Cowboys to the top seed of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) and set several rookie quarterback records, earning him [[NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year|Offensive Rookie of the Year]]. Prescott has since led the Cowboys to three additional division titles and made three [[Pro Bowl]] appearances. In 2022, he won the [[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award|Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award]].
+Intended to serve as a backup in his rookie season, Prescott became the Cowboys' starting quarterback after starter [[Tony Romo]] was injured in the preseason. Prescott went on to lead the Cowboys to the top seed of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) and set several rookie quarterback records, earning him [[NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year|Offensive Rookie of the Year]]. Prescott has since led the Cowboys to three additional division titles and made three [[Pro Bowl]] appearances. In 2022, he won the [[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award|Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award]].
 ==Early life==
-Dak is the youngest of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott's three children. While she worked as a manager of a truck stop, Prescott attended [[Haughton High School]] in [[Haughton, Louisiana]], where he played football for the Buccaneers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang III |first=Roy |date=June 22, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott returns to 'where it all began' |url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/06/22/dak-prescott-haughton-football-camp-dallas-cowboys-adidas-roots-shreveport/103111382/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Shreveport Times]] |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929205028/http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/06/22/dak-prescott-haughton-football-camp-dallas-cowboys-adidas-roots-shreveport/103111382/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As a [[Twelfth grade|senior]], he completed 159 of 258 passes for 2,860 yards and 39 [[touchdowns]]. He also rushed for 951 yards on 90 attempts with 17 touchdowns, and led Haughton to become 2010 District 1-AAAA Champions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2017 |title=E:60 Dak Prescott (FULL FEATURE HD) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M29OdCln9I |access-date=May 15, 2017 |website=YouTube |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212043217/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M29OdCln9I |url-status=live }}</ref> A three-star recruit, Prescott accepted a scholarship from [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] over offers from [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]], [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]], [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]], [[Nicholls Colonels football|Nicholls State]], [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]], and [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dak Prescott, ESPN High School |url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/107573/dak-prescott}}</ref>
+Rayne Dakota Prescott was born in [[Sulphur, Louisiana]] on July 29, 1993. He is the youngest of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott's three children. While she worked as a manager of a truck stop, Prescott attended [[Haughton High School]] in [[Haughton, Louisiana]], where he played football for the Buccaneers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang III |first=Roy |date=June 22, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott returns to 'where it all began' |url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/06/22/dak-prescott-haughton-football-camp-dallas-cowboys-adidas-roots-shreveport/103111382/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Shreveport Times]] |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929205028/http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/06/22/dak-prescott-haughton-football-camp-dallas-cowboys-adidas-roots-shreveport/103111382/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As a [[Twelfth grade|senior]], Prescott completed 159 of 258 passes for 2,860 yards and 39 [[touchdowns]]. He also rushed for 951 yards on 90 attempts with 17 touchdowns, and led Haughton to become 2010 District 1-AAAA Champions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2017 |title=E:60 Dak Prescott (FULL FEATURE HD) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M29OdCln9I |access-date=May 15, 2017 |website=YouTube |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212043217/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M29OdCln9I |url-status=live }}</ref> A three-star recruit, Prescott accepted a scholarship from [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] over offers from [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]], [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]], [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]], [[Nicholls Colonels football|Nicholls State]], [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]], and [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dak Prescott, ESPN High School |url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/107573/dak-prescott}}</ref>
 ==College career==
-Prescott was [[redshirted]] as a [[true freshman]] with [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] in 2011. As a backup to [[Tyler Russell]] in 2012, he played in 12 games, completing 18 of 29 passes for 194 yards with four touchdowns and no [[interception]]s. He also scored four rushing touchdowns, with 110 yards on 32 carries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2012 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2012/ |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070340/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2012/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott was [[redshirted]] as a [[true freshman]] with [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] in 2011. As a backup to [[Tyler Russell]] in 2012, he played in 12 games, completing 18 of 29 passes for 194 yards with four touchdowns and no [[interception]]s. Prescott also scored four rushing touchdowns, with 110 yards on 32 carries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2012 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2012/ |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070340/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2012/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Prescott began as the backup to Russell again in the 2013 season, but took over as the starter when Russell suffered a concussion. He played in 11 games, completing 156 of 267 passes for 1,940 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also ran for 829 yards on 134 carries with 13 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2013 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070359/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the MVP of the [[2013 Liberty Bowl]] after leading the Bulldogs to a 44–7 win over the [[2013 Rice Owls football team|Rice Owls]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonner |first=Michael |date=December 31, 2013 |title=Memphis BBQ: Mississippi State smokes Rice behind Dak Prescott |url=http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20140101/SPORTS030102/301010038/Memphis-BBQ-Mississippi-State-smokes-Rice-behind-Dak-Prescott |access-date=October 28, 2014 |publisher=Clarion Ledger}}</ref> His 2013 season performance ranks seventh in passing yards (1,940), tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns (13), and fourth in total yards (2,769) and total touchdowns (23). Following the season, he was named to the 2013 [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll.<ref name="hailstate.com">{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott – 2011 Football Roster |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205181711 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=Mississippi State Bulldogs Athletics |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033817/https://hailstate.com/sports/football/roster/dak-prescott/2911 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott began as the backup to Russell again in the 2013 season, but took over as the starter when Russell suffered a concussion. Prescott played in 11 games, completing 156 of 267 passes for 1,940 yards, 10 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He also ran for 829 yards and 13 touchdowns on 134 carries with 13 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2013 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070359/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott was the MVP of the [[2013 Liberty Bowl]] after leading the Bulldogs to a 44–7 victory over the [[2013 Rice Owls football team|Rice Owls]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonner |first=Michael |date=December 31, 2013 |title=Memphis BBQ: Mississippi State smokes Rice behind Dak Prescott |url=http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20140101/SPORTS030102/301010038/Memphis-BBQ-Mississippi-State-smokes-Rice-behind-Dak-Prescott |access-date=October 28, 2014 |publisher=Clarion Ledger}}</ref> His 2013 season performance ranks seventh in passing yards (1,940), tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns (13), and fourth in total yards (2,769) and total touchdowns (23). Following the season, Prescott was named to the 2013 [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll.<ref name="hailstate.com">{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott – 2011 Football Roster |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205181711 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=Mississippi State Bulldogs Athletics |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033817/https://hailstate.com/sports/football/roster/dak-prescott/2911 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In his first season as a full-time starter in 2014, Prescott led the Bulldogs to a 10–2 [[2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|regular season]] record, its first #1 ranking in program history, and led them to the [[2014 Orange Bowl (December)|Orange Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi-state/2014-schedule.html |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070326/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi-state/2014-schedule.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2014 season, Prescott broke 10 [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football statistical leaders|school records]] including: single season passing yards (3,449), total yards of total offense (4,435), passing touchdowns (27), and total touchdowns (41).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2014 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070355/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally his 14 rushing touchdowns is tied for fourth in school history. Prescott also garnered several accolades throughout and following the season. He was named the Manning Award Player of the Week five times (vs. [[2014 UAB Blazers football team|UAB]], at [[2014 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]], vs. [[2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]], vs. [[2014 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]], vs. [[2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]); the 2014 SEC Offensive Player of the Week three times (at LSU, vs. Auburn, vs. Vanderbilt); the Athlon Sports, Davey O'Brien, Maxwell Award Player of the Week twice each (at LSU, vs. A&M); and the 24/7 Sports National Offensive Player of Week (at LSU). He was named a 2014 Honorable Mention All-American by SI.com; named to the 2014 First-team All-SEC team by the AP, Coaches, and ESPN.com; and on the 2014 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. He won the [[Conerly Trophy]] and was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the [[Davey O'Brien Award]], the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award, and the Manning Award. He also finished eighth in the 2014 [[Heisman Trophy]] voting and received two first-place votes.<ref name="hailstate.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2014 |title=Oregon's Marcus Mariota wins Heisman Trophy |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12025046/marcus-mariota-oregon-ducks-wins-heisman-trophy |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020907/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12025046/marcus-mariota-oregon-ducks-wins-heisman-trophy |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In his first season as a full-time starter in 2014, Prescott led the Bulldogs to a 10–2 [[2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|regular season]] record, its first #1 ranking in program history, and led them to the [[2014 Orange Bowl (December)|Orange Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi-state/2014-schedule.html |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070326/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi-state/2014-schedule.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2014 season, Prescott broke 10 [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football statistical leaders|school records]] including: single season passing yards (3,449), total yards of total offense (4,435), passing touchdowns (27), and total touchdowns (41).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2014 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070355/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, his 14 rushing touchdowns is tied for fourth in school history. Prescott also garnered several accolades throughout and following the season. He was named the Manning Award Player of the Week five times (vs. [[2014 UAB Blazers football team|UAB]], at [[2014 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]], vs. [[2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]], vs. [[2014 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]], vs. [[2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]); the 2014 SEC Offensive Player of the Week thrice (at LSU, vs. Auburn, vs. Vanderbilt); the Athlon Sports, Davey O'Brien, Maxwell Award Player of the Week twice each (at LSU, vs. A&M); and the 24/7 Sports National Offensive Player of Week (at LSU). Prescott was named a 2014 Honorable Mention All-American by SI.com; named to the 2014 First-team All-SEC team by the AP, Coaches, and ESPN.com; and on the 2014 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. He won the [[Conerly Trophy]] and was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the [[Davey O'Brien Award]], the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award, and the Manning Award. Prescott also finished eighth in the 2014 [[Heisman Trophy]] voting and received two first-place votes.<ref name="hailstate.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2014 |title=Oregon's Marcus Mariota wins Heisman Trophy |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12025046/marcus-mariota-oregon-ducks-wins-heisman-trophy |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020907/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12025046/marcus-mariota-oregon-ducks-wins-heisman-trophy |url-status=live }}</ref>
 [[File:Dak Prescott 20151105.png|thumb|left|175px|Prescott in 2015]]
-Prior to the 2015 season, he was named a 2015 National Player of the Year Candidate, was selected to two Preseason All-American teams ([[Athlon Sports]] and [[Phil Steele]]), and was chosen First-team Preseason All-SEC by the media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preseason All-SEC team |url=http://www.secsports.com/article/13272615/preseason-all-sec-team |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=Southeastern Conference |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122165144/https://www.secsports.com/article/13272615/preseason-all-sec-team |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2015 season, he became the fourth player in FBS history to pass for 60 touchdowns and rush for 40 touchdowns in a career, joining [[Dan LeFevour]] of [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]], [[Tim Tebow]] of [[Florida Gators football|Florida]], and [[Colin Kaepernick]] of [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]].<ref name="hailstate.com1">{{Cite web |title=2015 Arkansas vs. Mississippi State Game Notes |url=http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_postgame_112115.pdf?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=HailState.com |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204621/http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_postgame_112115.pdf?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800 |url-status=live }}</ref> His 2,411 rushing yards places him third in all-time rushing yards by a quarterback in SEC history behind Tebow and [[Matt Jones (wide receiver)|Matt Jones]] of [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]].<ref name="espncdn.com">{{Cite web |title=2015 SEC Media Guide Records and Results |url=http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2015/0712/15sec_records.pdf |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124065947/http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2015/0712/15sec_records.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> He ranks fourth in SEC history with 107 total touchdowns responsible for (passing, rushing, and receiving)<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGraw |first=Glenn |date=October 26, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Eyeing Rare SEC Company With Career Touchdown Total |url=https://watchstadium.com/dak-prescott-sec-career-touchdown-total-10-26-2015/ |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=Stadium |language=en-US |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912145919/https://watchstadium.com/dak-prescott-sec-career-touchdown-total-10-26-2015/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and fifth in total yards (rushing and passing) with 11,153.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Chip |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Prescott 10th player in SEC with 10K yards; Bulldogs top Tigers 31–13 |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25364725/dak-prescott-becomes-10th-player-in-sec-history-with-10000-career-yards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127170227/https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25364725/dak-prescott-becomes-10th-player-in-sec-history-with-10000-career-yards |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com}}</ref> His streak of 288 consecutive pass attempts without an interception is the longest in school history and third-longest in SEC history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Game Notes |url=http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_postgame_102415.pdf?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=HailState.com |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305180420/http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_postgame_102415.pdf?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the Bulldogs' 2015 game against the [[2015 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]], he set the school single game record and tied the SEC single game record for touchdowns responsible for with seven (five passing two rushing) and set a new school record for touchdown passes in a single game.<ref name="espncdn.com" /> He was named the AutoNation National Offensive Player of the Week by the [[Football Writers Association of America]], the Davey O'Brien Award National Quarterback of the Week, a Manning Award Star of the Week by the [[Allstate Sugar Bowl]], and the SEC offensive player of the week following his performance in the Bulldogs' victory over [[2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]], a game in which he passed for 348 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns. The six touchdowns in a single contest tied the school record set by [[Jackie Parker]] in 1952 and Prescott became the first player in school history to throw for over 300 yards and rush for over 100 yards in the same game. This was the fourth time that he has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, the most in program history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210452390 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124055011/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210452390 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=HailState.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Receives Multiple National Honors Tuesday |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210453823 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124084735/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210453823 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=HailState.com}}</ref> Prescott received further national recognition by being placed on several national award watch lists including being named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, a semifinalist for both the Maxwell Award and the Davey O'Brien Award, placed on the watch list for the [[Walter Camp Award|Walter Camp Player of the Year Award]], the Manning Award, the [[Wuerffel Trophy]], and the [[Senior Bowl]], and won the Senior CLASS Award as well as being awarded the 2017 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2016 |title=Dak Prescott Named 2017 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award Recipient |url=https://hailstate.com/news/2016/12/2/football-dak-prescott-named-2017-ncaa-todays-top-10-award-recipient |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=Mississippi State Bulldogs Athletics |language=en |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912150024/https://hailstate.com/news/2016/12/2/football-dak-prescott-named-2017-ncaa-todays-top-10-award-recipient |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ceide |first=Mike |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Prescott finalist for Unitas Award |url=http://wreg.com/2015/11/04/prescott-finalist-for-unitas-award/ |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=WREG |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106232431/https://wreg.com/2015/11/04/prescott-finalist-for-unitas-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Named Candidate For 2015 Senior Class Award |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210344822 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124080703/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210344822 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=HailState.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Named Maxwell & Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210467190 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124071622/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210467190 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=HailState.com}}</ref> For the season he passed for 3,793 yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2015 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131148/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prior to the 2015 season, Prescott was named a 2015 National Player of the Year Candidate, was selected to two Preseason All-American teams ([[Athlon Sports]] and [[Phil Steele]]), and was chosen First-team Preseason All-SEC by the media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preseason All-SEC team |url=http://www.secsports.com/article/13272615/preseason-all-sec-team |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=Southeastern Conference |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122165144/https://www.secsports.com/article/13272615/preseason-all-sec-team |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2015 season, Prescott became the fourth player in FBS history to pass for 60 touchdowns and rush for 40 touchdowns in a career, joining [[Dan LeFevour]] of [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]], [[Tim Tebow]] of [[Florida Gators football|Florida]], and [[Colin Kaepernick]] of [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]].<ref name="hailstate.com1">{{Cite web |title=2015 Arkansas vs. Mississippi State Game Notes |url=http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_postgame_112115.pdf?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=HailState.com |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204621/http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_postgame_112115.pdf?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800 |url-status=live }}</ref> His 2,411 rushing yards places him third in all-time rushing yards by a quarterback in SEC history behind Tebow and [[Matt Jones (wide receiver)|Matt Jones]] of [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]].<ref name="espncdn.com">{{Cite web |title=2015 SEC Media Guide Records and Results |url=http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2015/0712/15sec_records.pdf |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124065947/http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2015/0712/15sec_records.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott ranks fourth in SEC history with 107 total touchdowns responsible for (passing, rushing, and receiving)<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGraw |first=Glenn |date=October 26, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Eyeing Rare SEC Company With Career Touchdown Total |url=https://watchstadium.com/dak-prescott-sec-career-touchdown-total-10-26-2015/ |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=Stadium |language=en-US |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912145919/https://watchstadium.com/dak-prescott-sec-career-touchdown-total-10-26-2015/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and fifth in total yards (rushing and passing) with 11,153.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Chip |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Prescott 10th player in SEC with 10K yards; Bulldogs top Tigers 31–13 |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25364725/dak-prescott-becomes-10th-player-in-sec-history-with-10000-career-yards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127170227/https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25364725/dak-prescott-becomes-10th-player-in-sec-history-with-10000-career-yards |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com}}</ref> His streak of 288 consecutive pass attempts without an interception is the longest in school history and third-longest in SEC history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Game Notes |url=http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_postgame_102415.pdf?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=HailState.com |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305180420/http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_postgame_102415.pdf?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the Bulldogs' 2015 game against the [[2015 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]], Prescott set the school single game record and tied the SEC single game record for touchdowns responsible for with seven (five passing two rushing) and set a new school record for touchdown passes in a single game.<ref name="espncdn.com" /> He was named the AutoNation National Offensive Player of the Week by the [[Football Writers Association of America]], the Davey O'Brien Award National Quarterback of the Week, a Manning Award Star of the Week by the [[Allstate Sugar Bowl]], and the SEC offensive player of the week following his performance in the Bulldogs' victory over [[2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]], a game in which Prescott passed for 348 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns. The six touchdowns in a single contest tied the school record set by [[Jackie Parker]] in 1952 and Prescott became the first player in school history to throw for over 300 yards and rush for over 100 yards in the same game. This was the fourth time that he has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, the most in program history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210452390 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124055011/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210452390 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=HailState.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Receives Multiple National Honors Tuesday |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210453823 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124084735/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210453823 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=HailState.com}}</ref> Prescott received further national recognition by being placed on several national award watch lists including being named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, a semifinalist for both the Maxwell Award and the Davey O'Brien Award, placed on the watch list for the [[Walter Camp Award|Walter Camp Player of the Year Award]], the Manning Award, the [[Wuerffel Trophy]], and the [[Senior Bowl]], and won the Senior CLASS Award as well as being awarded the 2017 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2016 |title=Dak Prescott Named 2017 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award Recipient |url=https://hailstate.com/news/2016/12/2/football-dak-prescott-named-2017-ncaa-todays-top-10-award-recipient |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=Mississippi State Bulldogs Athletics |language=en |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912150024/https://hailstate.com/news/2016/12/2/football-dak-prescott-named-2017-ncaa-todays-top-10-award-recipient |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ceide |first=Mike |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Prescott finalist for Unitas Award |url=http://wreg.com/2015/11/04/prescott-finalist-for-unitas-award/ |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=WREG |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106232431/https://wreg.com/2015/11/04/prescott-finalist-for-unitas-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Named Candidate For 2015 Senior Class Award |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210344822 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124080703/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210344822 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=HailState.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Dak Prescott Named Maxwell & Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist |url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210467190 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124071622/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210467190 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=HailState.com}}</ref> For the season, Prescott passed for 3,793 yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2015 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131148/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dak-prescott-1/gamelog/2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 For his career, Prescott finished third in SEC history in total yards,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southeastern Conference Career Leaders and Records for Total Yards |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/leaders/tot-yds-player-career.html |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316014439/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/leaders/tot-yds-player-career.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and fourth in total touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southeastern Conference Career Leaders and Records for TD Responsible For |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/leaders/tot-td-player-career.html |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316015843/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/leaders/tot-td-player-career.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He holds 38 school records.<ref name="hailstate.com1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2016 |title=Twenty Sixteen Media Guide Mississippi State Football |url=http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/fb/fb_16mg.pdf |access-date=October 19, 2016 |pages=158, 162–164 |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915045326/http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/fb/fb_16mg.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-[[File:Dak prescott 2016.jpg|thumb|Prescott in 2016]]
+[[File:Dak Prescott, September 2016.jpg|thumb|Prescott in 2016]]
 {{See also|2016 Dallas Cowboys season}}
 The [[Dallas Cowboys]] entered the [[2016 NFL draft]] with a plan to acquire a young quarterback to develop behind [[Tony Romo]]. After failing to trade up to select [[Paxton Lynch]] and [[Connor Cook]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Jean-Jacques |date=September 1, 2016 |title=Dak Prescott's rapid ascent up depth chart has Cowboys optimistic |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/212608/dak-prescotts-rapid-ascent-up-depth-chart-has-cowboys-optimistic |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912150337/https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/212608/dak-prescotts-rapid-ascent-up-depth-chart-has-cowboys-optimistic |url-status=live }}</ref> they selected Prescott in the fourth round (135th overall).<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2016 |title=Dak Prescott drafted by Dallas in Fourth Round – Football Drafting |url=http://footballdrafting.com/dak-prescott-drafted-by-dallas-in-fourth-round-89722/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503023019/http://footballdrafting.com/dak-prescott-drafted-by-dallas-in-fourth-round-89722/ |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |website=Football Drafting}}</ref> He was signed to a four-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott Career Earnings |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-19089/cash-earnings/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Spotrac.com |language=en-US |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121115152/https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-19089/cash-earnings/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-When Prescott joined the Cowboys for their rookie [[mini camp]], he was issued #10 since veteran wide receiver [[Devin Street]] wore his college number 15. During the first week of rookie mini camp, he decided to switch to #4 in honor of his mother, whose birthday is on September 4.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2016 |title=New Cowboys QB Dak Prescott changed his jersey number to honor his mom |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/05/05/new-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-changed-jersey-number-honor-mom |access-date=May 15, 2017 |website=sportsday.dallasnews.com |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118190551/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/05/05/new-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-changed-jersey-number-honor-mom |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the first Cowboys quarterback to wear #4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 4 For Dallas Cowboys |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620222357/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi |url-status=live }}</ref>
+When Prescott joined the Cowboys for their rookie [[mini camp]], he was issued #10 since veteran wide receiver [[Devin Street]] wore his college number 15. During the first week of rookie mini camp, Prescott decided to switch to #4 in honor of his late mother, whose birthday was on September 4.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2016 |title=New Cowboys QB Dak Prescott changed his jersey number to honor his mom |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/05/05/new-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-changed-jersey-number-honor-mom |access-date=May 15, 2017 |website=sportsday.dallasnews.com |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118190551/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/05/05/new-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-changed-jersey-number-honor-mom |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott is the first Cowboys quarterback to wear #4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 4 For Dallas Cowboys |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620222357/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The rookie moved up on the depth chart when backup quarterback [[Kellen Moore]] broke his right [[tibia]] during the first week of [[Training camp (NFL)|training camp]] and after the Cowboys could not reach an agreement with the [[2016 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] to trade for backup [[Josh McCown]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=David |date=August 3, 2016 |title=Kellen Moore's broken fibula sends Dak Prescott flying up Cowboys' depth chart; will team add a veteran QB? – SportsDay |url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/02/cowboys-backup-qb-kellen-moore-carted-field-training-camp |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News |archive-date=August 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824134251/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/02/cowboys-backup-qb-kellen-moore-carted-field-training-camp |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott moved up on the depth chart when backup quarterback [[Kellen Moore]] broke his right [[tibia]] during the first week of [[Training camp (NFL)|training camp]] and after the Cowboys could not reach an agreement with the [[2016 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] to trade for backup [[Josh McCown]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=David |date=August 3, 2016 |title=Kellen Moore's broken fibula sends Dak Prescott flying up Cowboys' depth chart; will team add a veteran QB? – SportsDay |url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/02/cowboys-backup-qb-kellen-moore-carted-field-training-camp |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News |archive-date=August 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824134251/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/02/cowboys-backup-qb-kellen-moore-carted-field-training-camp |url-status=live }}</ref>
 After Moore's injury, Prescott competed with second-year quarterback [[Jameill Showers]] for the backup job to established starter Tony Romo. Several reports from August training camp indicated that Showers outperformed Prescott, showing greater accuracy and a quicker release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Brandon |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Jameill Showers outperforms Dak Prescott as Cowboys remain patient in search for backup QB – SportsDay |url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/04/jameill-showers-outperforms-dak-prescott-cowboys-remain-patient-search-backup-qb |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News |archive-date=September 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907222351/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/04/jameill-showers-outperforms-dak-prescott-cowboys-remain-patient-search-backup-qb |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the Cowboys coaching staff made the decision to start Prescott in the team's preseason opener at the [[2016 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]. Working with the Cowboys' first-team offense, Prescott completed 10 of 12 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns in one half of action, though Dallas would lose the game 28–24.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2016 |title=Rams slip past Cowboys in 1st game back in LA |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400873867 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620222707/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400873867 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott continued his hot streak throughout the rest of the preseason, impressing all with his veteran-like pocket poise and decision making.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2016 |title=Romo, Prescott lead Dallas win; Dolphins move with Tannehill |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/400874853 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620222707/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/400874853 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 After starting quarterback Tony Romo suffered a [[vertebral compression fracture]] during the first quarter of the Cowboys' Week 3 preseason game against the [[2016 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], and in light of Romo's projected 8–10 week recovery time,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bonesteel |first=Matt |date=September 1, 2016 |title=It doesn't look like Tony Romo will be back until November |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/09/01/it-doesnt-look-like-tony-romo-will-be-back-until-november/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |archive-date=September 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902183932/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/09/01/it-doesnt-look-like-tony-romo-will-be-back-until-november/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott was named the Cowboys starter for the beginning of the [[2016 NFL season|2016 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pantorno |first=Joe |date=August 27, 2016 |title=Dak Prescott Reportedly Named Cowboys Starting QB After Tony Romo Injury |url=http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/2660165-dak-prescott-reportedly-named-cowboys-starting-qb-after-tony-romo-injury |access-date=August 27, 2016 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=August 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828123130/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2660165-dak-prescott-reportedly-named-cowboys-starting-qb-after-tony-romo-injury |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Prescott's first regular-season start came on September 11 at home against the [[2016 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], becoming the fourth rookie quarterback to open the season as a starter in franchise history, and the first rookie to start at quarterback for the Cowboys since [[Quincy Carter]] in [[2001 Dallas Cowboys season|2001]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=David |date=August 27, 2016 |title=Romo injury 'significant setback,' Jerry Jones says, but Cowboys confident in plan to ride with the rookie – SportsDay |url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/27/cowboys-plan-tony-romo-will-return-rookie-dak-prescott-will-open-season-starter |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News |archive-date=August 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830140945/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/27/cowboys-plan-tony-romo-will-return-rookie-dak-prescott-will-open-season-starter |url-status=live }}</ref> He totaled 227 passing yards, as the Cowboys lost, 20–19.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2016 |title=Manning hits Cruz for go-ahead TD, Giants top Cowboys 20–19 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874574 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620225141/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874574 |url-status=live }}</ref> During Week 2 against the [[2016 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]], Prescott had 292 passing yards and a rushing touchdown as the Cowboys won, 27–23.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – September 18th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201609180was.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412124810/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201609180was.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott threw his first NFL touchdown, a 17-yarder to wide receiver [[Dez Bryant]], during the Cowboys' Week 3 matchup against the [[2016 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2016 |title=Rookie Dak Prescott solid again, Cowboys beat Bears 31–17 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874650 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620225141/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874650 |url-status=live }}</ref> In total, he threw for 248 yards, the one touchdown, and also had a rushing score. The Cowboys won 31–17.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2016 |title=Cowboys end 8-game home losing streak |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/25/cowboys-end-eight-game-home-losing-streak/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Press Herald |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620224912/https://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/25/cowboys-end-eight-game-home-losing-streak/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 4 at the [[2016 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]], Prescott passed for two touchdowns and 245 yards as the Cowboys won, 24–17.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2016 |title=Rookies Elliott, Prescott lead Cowboys past 49ers 24–17 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874674 |access-date=October 17, 2016 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005030918/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874674 |url-status=live }}</ref> Against the [[2016 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] in Week 5, Prescott threw for 227 yards and a touchdown while rushing for a touchdown in a 28–14 Cowboys victory.<ref name="nfl.com" /> During Week 6 against the [[2016 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], Prescott had three touchdowns and 247 passing yards as the Cowboys won 30–16. The game marked the end of Prescott's interception-free streak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2016 |title=Prescott throw for 3 scores, Cowboys beat Packers 30–16 |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=400874733 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029174801/http://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=400874733 |url-status=live }}</ref>  After a [[Bye (sports)|bye]] week, the Cowboys faced off against the [[2016 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] in Week 8, and fellow rookie quarterback [[Carson Wentz]] for their first career matchup. The Cowboys prevailed in overtime 29–23, with Prescott totaling three touchdowns (two passing and one rushing) on 287 passing yards.<ref name="nfl.com">{{Cite web |title=NFL.com profile Game logs |website=[[NFL.com]] |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/dakprescott/2555260/gamelogs |access-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027040536/http://www.nfl.com/player/dakprescott/2555260/gamelogs |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott's first regular-season start came in the season-opener at home against the [[2016 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], becoming the fourth rookie quarterback to open the season as a starter in franchise history, and the first rookie to start at quarterback for the Cowboys since [[Quincy Carter]] in [[2001 Dallas Cowboys season|2001]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=David |date=August 27, 2016 |title=Romo injury 'significant setback,' Jerry Jones says, but Cowboys confident in plan to ride with the rookie – SportsDay |url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/27/cowboys-plan-tony-romo-will-return-rookie-dak-prescott-will-open-season-starter |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News |archive-date=August 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830140945/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/27/cowboys-plan-tony-romo-will-return-rookie-dak-prescott-will-open-season-starter |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott finished the narrow 20–19 loss with 227 passing yards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2016 |title=Manning hits Cruz for go-ahead TD, Giants top Cowboys 20–19 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874574 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620225141/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874574 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2016 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]], he had 292 passing yards and a six-yard rushing touchdown during the 27–23 road victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – September 18th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201609180was.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412124810/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201609180was.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week against the [[2016 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], Prescott threw for 248 yards and his first NFL touchdown, a 17-yarder to wide receiver [[Dez Bryant]], while also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown in the 31–17 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2016 |title=Rookie Dak Prescott solid again, Cowboys beat Bears 31–17 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874650 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620225141/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874650 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2016 |title=Cowboys end 8-game home losing streak |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/25/cowboys-end-eight-game-home-losing-streak/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Press Herald |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620224912/https://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/25/cowboys-end-eight-game-home-losing-streak/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During a Week 4 24–17 road victory over the [[2016 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]], Prescott threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2016 |title=Rookies Elliott, Prescott lead Cowboys past 49ers 24–17 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874674 |access-date=October 17, 2016 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005030918/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874674 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2016 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]], he threw for 227 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for a touchdown during a 28–14 victory.<ref name="nfl.com" /> The following week against the [[2016 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], Prescott's interception-free streak ended as he threw for 247 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception as the Cowboys won on the road by a score of 30–16.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2016 |title=Prescott throw for 3 scores, Cowboys beat Packers 30–16 |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=400874733 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029174801/http://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=400874733 |url-status=live }}</ref> After a Week 7 [[Bye (sports)|bye]], the Cowboys faced the [[2016 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] at home in Week 8, and fellow rookie quarterback [[Carson Wentz]] for their first career matchup. The Cowboys prevailed in overtime 29–23, with Prescott recording 287 passing yards, two touchdowns, and an interception to go along with 38 rushing yards and a touchdown.<ref name="nfl.com">{{Cite web |title=NFL.com profile Game logs |website=[[NFL.com]] |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/dakprescott/2555260/gamelogs |access-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027040536/http://www.nfl.com/player/dakprescott/2555260/gamelogs |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Week 9 saw the Cowboys beat the Cleveland Browns 35–10, with Prescott providing 247 passing yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns – November 6th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611060cle.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115203345/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611060cle.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 10 against the [[2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], the Cowboys won 35–30, with Prescott passing for 319 yards and three touchdowns. One of the touchdowns was a then-career-high 83-yarder to Ezekiel Elliott.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Easterling |first=Luke |date=November 13, 2016 |title=WATCH: Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott takes screen pass 83 yards for TD |url=https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2016/11/13/watch-cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-takes-screen-pass-83-yards-for-td/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=The Draft Wire |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205060705/https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2016/11/13/watch-cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-takes-screen-pass-83-yards-for-td/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 13th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611130pit.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114311/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611130pit.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Cowboys continued their win streak in Week 11 by beating the [[2016 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]] 27–17 with Prescott throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys – November 20th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611200dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109074759/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611200dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Week 12's annual [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]] game provided a 31–26 win over the Washington Redskins in their second divisional matchup. Prescott had two touchdowns (one rushing and one passing) and 195 passing yards.<ref name="nfl.com" /> His outstanding performance in November earned him Offensive Rookie of the Month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lam |first=Quang M. |date=December 1, 2016 |title=Marcus Mariota, Kirk Cousins among Players of Month |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000749315/article/marcus-mariota-kirk-cousins-among-players-of-month |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203150327/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000749315/article/marcus-mariota-kirk-cousins-among-players-of-month |url-status=live }}</ref>
+During a Week 9 35–10 road victory over the [[2016 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]], Prescott threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns – November 6th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611060cle.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115203345/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611060cle.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], the Cowboys won on the road 35–30, with Prescott passing for 319 yards and three touchdowns. One of the touchdowns was a then-career-high 83-yarder to [[Ezekiel Elliott]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Easterling |first=Luke |date=November 13, 2016 |title=WATCH: Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott takes screen pass 83 yards for TD |url=https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2016/11/13/watch-cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-takes-screen-pass-83-yards-for-td/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=The Draft Wire |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205060705/https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2016/11/13/watch-cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-takes-screen-pass-83-yards-for-td/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 13th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611130pit.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114311/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611130pit.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Cowboys continued their winning streak in Week 11 by beating the [[2016 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]] 27–17 with Prescott throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys – November 20th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611200dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109074759/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201611200dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During the Week 12 annual [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]] matchup against the Redskins, he threw for 195 yards and had two touchdowns (one rushing and one passing) in the 31–26 victory.<ref name="nfl.com" /> Prescott was named Offensive Rookie of the Month in November after recording 1,062 passing yards and nine touchdowns to go along with 75 rushing yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lam |first=Quang M. |date=December 1, 2016 |title=Marcus Mariota, Kirk Cousins among Players of Month |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000749315/article/marcus-mariota-kirk-cousins-among-players-of-month |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203150327/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000749315/article/marcus-mariota-kirk-cousins-among-players-of-month |url-status=live }}</ref>
-During Week 13 against the [[2016 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], the Cowboys won 17–15, with Prescott passing for 139 yards and one touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings – December 1st, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612010min.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132723/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612010min.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 14, the Cowboys were dealt their second loss on the season, by a score of 10–7, from division rival New York Giants, with Prescott passing for 169 yards and one touchdown in the contest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – December 11th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612110nyg.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132718/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612110nyg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 15, the Cowboys beat the [[2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] 26–20, with Prescott providing 279 passing yards and one rushing touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys – December 18th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612180dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071810/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612180dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Against the [[2016 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] in Week 16, the Cowboys won 42–21. Prescott passed for 212 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – December 26th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612260dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132720/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612260dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the Week 17 regular season finale, with the top playoff seed in the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) clinched, the Cowboys decided to rest several starters. They lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 27–13, with Prescott only attempting eight passes for a total of 37 yards before being benched.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – January 1st, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701010phi.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132721/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701010phi.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> As a rookie, Prescott started all 16 games with 3,667 passing yards, 282 rushing yards, 29 total touchdowns, and only four interceptions, and his 67.8% completion percentage ranked fourth among NFL quarterbacks in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott Advanced Stats and Metrics Profile: Efficiency |url=http://www.playerprofiler.com/nfl/dak-prescott |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=PlayerProfiler.com |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402125741/https://www.playerprofiler.com/nfl/dak-prescott/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+During a narrow Week 13 17–15 road victory over the [[2016 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], Prescott threw for 139 yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings – December 1st, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612010min.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132723/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612010min.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the Giants, the Cowboys suffered their second loss of the season, with Prescott passing for 169 yards and a touchdown during the 10–7 road loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – December 11th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612110nyg.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132718/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612110nyg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week against the [[2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], he threw for 279 yards and rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won by a score of 26–20.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys – December 18th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612180dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071810/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612180dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During a Week 16 42–21 victory over the [[2016 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], Prescott threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – December 26th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612260dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132720/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612260dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the regular-season finale against the Eagles, with the top playoff seed in the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) clinched, the Cowboys decided to rest several starters. Prescott only attempted eight passes for 37 yards before being benched in the second quarter of the 27–13 road loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – January 1st, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701010phi.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132721/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701010phi.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> As a rookie, Prescott started all 16 games and finished with 3,667 passing yards for 23 touchdowns and four interceptions to go along with 57 carries for 282 yards and six touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623014826/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2016/ |archive-date=June 23, 2017 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> His 67.8% completion percentage ranked fourth among NFL quarterbacks in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott Advanced Stats and Metrics Profile: Efficiency |url=http://www.playerprofiler.com/nfl/dak-prescott |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=PlayerProfiler.com |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402125741/https://www.playerprofiler.com/nfl/dak-prescott/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-With the Cowboys finishing the season with a 13–3 record, the team clinched the [[NFC East]] title. In the [[2016–17 NFL playoffs#NFC: Green Bay Packers 38, New York Giants 13|Divisional Round]], the Cowboys faced the Green Bay Packers. Prescott completed 24 of 38 for 302 yards, with a quarterback rating of 103.2, and three touchdowns and an interception. Despite his strong performance, the Cowboys lost 34–31, ending their season. After a spectacular rookie season, Prescott was selected to the [[2017 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] and named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, receiving 28 of 50 votes, beating out running back and teammate [[Ezekiel Elliott]] by 7 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=February 4, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000782764/article/dak-prescott-named-ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=February 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013950/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000782764/article/dak-prescott-named-ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished sixth in MVP voting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Awards Voting |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.htm |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626170007/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was ranked 14th by his peers on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2017]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2017-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106081444/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2017-nfl-top-100.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was named to the [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]], becoming the second Cowboys quarterback to receive this award, joining [[Troy Aikman]] in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandt |first=Gil |date=February 9, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa lead 2016 All-Rookie Team |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000784799/article/dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott-joey-bosa-lead-2016-allrookie-team |access-date=December 20, 2019 |website=NFL.com |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220190803/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000784799/article/dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott-joey-bosa-lead-2016-allrookie-team |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The Cowboys finished the 2016 season atop the [[NFC East]] with a 13–3 record. In the [[2016–17 NFL playoffs#NFC: Green Bay Packers 38, New York Giants 13|Divisional Round]] against the Packers, Prescott completed 24-of-38 passes for 302 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception for a quarterback rating of 103.2 while also rushing for 13 yards and a two-point conversion, but the Cowboys lost 34–31 despite his strong performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys - January 15th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701150dal.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128082219/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701150dal.htm |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> After a spectacular rookie season, Prescott was selected to the [[2017 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] and named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, receiving 28 of 50 votes, beating out running back and teammate [[Ezekiel Elliott]] by seven votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=February 4, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000782764/article/dak-prescott-named-ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=February 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013950/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000782764/article/dak-prescott-named-ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott finished sixth in MVP voting<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Awards Voting |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.htm |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626170007/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and was ranked 14th by his peers on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2017]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2017-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106081444/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2017-nfl-top-100.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was named to the [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]], becoming the second Cowboys quarterback to receive this award, joining [[Troy Aikman]] in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandt |first=Gil |date=February 9, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa lead 2016 All-Rookie Team |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000784799/article/dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott-joey-bosa-lead-2016-allrookie-team |access-date=December 20, 2019 |website=NFL.com |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220190803/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000784799/article/dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott-joey-bosa-lead-2016-allrookie-team |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ===2017 season===
 {{See also|2017 Dallas Cowboys season}}
 [[File:Dak Prescott.JPG|thumb|right|225px|Prescott in 2017]]
-Prescott started his second professional season with 268 passing yards and a touchdown in the 19–3 victory over the [[2017 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] on ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – September 10th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709100dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220331/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709100dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He followed that up with his first setback of the season with a 42–17 loss to the [[2017 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], where he was 30-of-50 for 238 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos – September 17th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709170den.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044639/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709170den.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2017 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] on ''[[Monday Night Football]]'', he bounced back with 183 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and his first rushing touchdown of the season in the primetime 28–17 win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – September 25th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709250crd.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013075534/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709250crd.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 4, against the [[2017 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], he was 20-of-36 for 252 yards, three passing touchdowns, and one interception in the 35–30 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys – October 1st, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710010dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131141/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710010dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2017 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], he posted similar results, going 25-of-36 for 251 passing yards, three touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, and one interception in the 35–31 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys – October 8th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710080dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143214/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710080dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Cowboys snapped their small losing streak in the next game against the [[2017 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]], posting a 40–10 victory. In the game, Prescott had his third consecutive game with three touchdown passes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – October 22nd, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710220sfo.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109074753/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710220sfo.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott and the Cowboys followed up the big win over San Francisco with two victories over the [[2017 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] (33–19) and [[2017 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] (28–17) to put the team at a 5–3 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – October 29th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710290was.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071805/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710290was.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys – November 5th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711050dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107100750/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711050dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott started his second professional season with 268 passing yards and a touchdown in the season-opening 19–3 victory over the [[2017 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] on ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – September 10th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709100dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220331/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709100dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He followed that up with his first setback of the season with a 42–17 road loss to the [[2017 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], where Prescott completed 30-of-50 passes for 238 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos – September 17th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709170den.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044639/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709170den.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2017 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] on ''[[Monday Night Football]]'', he bounced back with 183 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and his first rushing touchdown of the season in the primetime 28–17 road victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – September 25th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709250crd.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013075534/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709250crd.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During a Week 4 35–30 loss to the [[2017 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], Prescott threw for 252 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys – October 1st, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710010dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131141/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710010dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2017 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], he had 251 passing yards, three touchdowns, and an interception to go along with 37 rushing yards and a touchdown during the 35–31 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys – October 8th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710080dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143214/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710080dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Following a Week 6 bye, the Cowboys went on the road to face the [[2017 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]. During the 40–10 road victory, Prescott had 234 passing yards and three touchdowns to go along with 26 rushing yards and a touchdown, marking his third consecutive game with three touchdown passes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – October 22nd, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710220sfo.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109074753/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710220sfo.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott and the Cowboys followed up the big win over San Francisco with two victories over the [[2017 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] (33–19) and [[2017 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] (28–17) to put the team at a 5–3 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – October 29th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710290was.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071805/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710290was.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys – November 5th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711050dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107100750/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711050dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Going into the next game against the [[2017 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], the Cowboys learned that they would be without running back Ezekiel Elliott for a six-game suspension, putting more pressure on Prescott for the success of the offense.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Drummond |first=K. D. |date=November 9, 2017 |title=Injunction Denied: Ezekiel Elliott suspension will start immediately |language=en-US |work=Cowboys Wire |url=http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/09/dallas-cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-suspension-injunction-denied-second-circuit-court-atlanta-falcons/ |access-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070259/http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/09/dallas-cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-suspension-injunction-denied-second-circuit-court-atlanta-falcons/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the game against the Falcons, Prescott was 20-of-30 for 176 yards and had a rushing touchdown, but was sacked 8 times as the Cowboys fell 27–7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – November 12th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711120atl.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226151932/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711120atl.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[Super Bowl LII|eventual Super Bowl champion]] [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]], he went 18-of-31 for 145 yards and three interceptions in the 37–9 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – November 19th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711190dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102072856/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711190dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Cowboys' struggles on offense continued in the next game against the [[2017 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers]] on [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]]. The Cowboys fell 28–6 as Prescott tallied 179 passing yards and two interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711230dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113150143/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711230dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the setbacks, the Cowboys remained alive in playoff contention and responded with a 38–14 win over the Washington Redskins, where Prescott threw for two touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – November 30th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711300dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112403/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711300dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the New York Giants, he was 20-of-30 for a season-high 332 yards and three passing touchdowns, including an 81-yarder to Rod Smith, in the 30–10 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scales |first=Kristi |date=December 13, 2017 |title=Cowboys RB Rod Smith did something vs. Giants that no player in NFL history had done before |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/12/13/cowboys-rb-rod-smith-something-vs-giants-no-player-nfl-history-done-before |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003529/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/12/13/cowboys-rb-rod-smith-something-vs-giants-no-player-nfl-history-done-before |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – December 10th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712100nyg.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131137/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712100nyg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott had a rushing touchdown in the next game as the Cowboys prevailed 20–17 over the [[2017 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders – December 17th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712170rai.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071811/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712170rai.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In a pivotal Week 16 matchup with the [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] on [[Christmas Eve]], he recorded 181 passing yards but had two interceptions in the costly 21–12 loss, which eliminated the Cowboys from postseason contention. However, even if the Cowboys won out, they would have still missed the playoffs due to the Atlanta Falcons finishing 10–6 (thus owning the tiebreaker).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – December 24th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712240dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071806/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712240dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott finished the season with 179 passing yards and a touchdown in the 6–0 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – December 31st, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712310phi.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071808/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712310phi.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Overall, Prescott finished his second professional season with 3,324 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 357 rushing yards, and six rushing touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2017 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131146/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Going into the Week 10 matchup against the [[2017 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], the Cowboys learned that they would be without running back Ezekiel Elliott for a six-game suspension, putting more pressure on Prescott for the success of the offense.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Drummond |first=K. D. |date=November 9, 2017 |title=Injunction Denied: Ezekiel Elliott suspension will start immediately |language=en-US |work=Cowboys Wire |url=http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/09/dallas-cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-suspension-injunction-denied-second-circuit-court-atlanta-falcons/ |access-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070259/http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/09/dallas-cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-suspension-injunction-denied-second-circuit-court-atlanta-falcons/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the game against the Falcons, Prescott completed 20-of-30 passes for 176 yards and had 42 rushing yards and a touchdown, but was sacked eight times as the Cowboys lost on the road by a score of 27–7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – November 12th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711120atl.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226151932/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711120atl.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[Super Bowl LII|eventual Super Bowl champion]] [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]], he completed 18-of-31 passes for 145 yards and three interceptions during the 37–9 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – November 19th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711190dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102072856/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711190dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Cowboys' struggles on offense continued the following week against the [[2017 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers]] on [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]] as Prescott threw for 179 yards and two interceptions during the 28–6 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711230dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113150143/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711230dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the setbacks, the Cowboys remained alive in playoff contention and responded with a 38–14 victory over the Redskins in Week 13, where Prescott threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – November 30th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711300dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112403/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201711300dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the Giants, he was 20-of-30 for a season-high 332 yards and three passing touchdowns, including an 81-yarder to Rod Smith, during the 30–10 road victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scales |first=Kristi |date=December 13, 2017 |title=Cowboys RB Rod Smith did something vs. Giants that no player in NFL history had done before |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/12/13/cowboys-rb-rod-smith-something-vs-giants-no-player-nfl-history-done-before |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003529/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/12/13/cowboys-rb-rod-smith-something-vs-giants-no-player-nfl-history-done-before |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – December 10th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712100nyg.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131137/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712100nyg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week against the [[2017 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]], Prescott had 212 passing yards and two interceptions to go along with 32 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won on the road by a score of 20–17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders – December 17th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712170rai.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071811/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712170rai.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During a pivotal Week 16 matchup with the [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] on [[Christmas Eve]], he recorded 181 passing yards but had two interceptions in the costly 21–12 loss, which eliminated the Cowboys from postseason contention. However, even if the Cowboys won out, they would have still missed the playoffs due to the Falcons finishing 10–6 (thus owning the tiebreaker).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – December 24th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712240dal.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071806/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712240dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the regular-season finale against the Eagles, Prescott threw for 179 yards and a touchdown during the 6–0 shutout road victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – December 31st, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712310phi.htm |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117071808/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712310phi.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott finished his second professional season with 3,324 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, and 13 interceptions to go along with 59 carries for 357 rushing yards and six touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2017 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131146/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ===2018 season===
 {{See also|2018 Dallas Cowboys season}}
-Prescott started his third professional season passing for 170 yards in a 16–8 loss to the [[2018 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2018 |title=Newton, defense lead Panthers past Cowboys 16–8 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/09/09/newton-defense-lead-panthers-past-cowboys-16-8/37768145/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=USA TODAY |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003527/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/09/09/newton-defense-lead-panthers-past-cowboys-16-8/37768145/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game, he helped lead the Cowboys to their first win of the 2018 season with 160 passing yards and a touchdown against the [[2018 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] 20–13.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowlishaw |first=Tim |date=September 16, 2018 |title=Cowboys' plan was to turn the clock back to 2016 vs. Giants. QB Dak Prescott ran it even further back. |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/09/16/cowboys-plan-turn-clock-back-2016-vs-giants-qb-dak-prescott-took-ran-year-two |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003745/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/09/16/cowboys-plan-turn-clock-back-2016-vs-giants-qb-dak-prescott-took-ran-year-two |url-status=live }}</ref> After a 24–13 loss to the [[2018 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] in Week 3, Prescott passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns in a 26–24 victory over the [[2018 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Tim |date=September 24, 2018 |title=Cowboys' offense can't do enough in 24–13 loss to Seahawks |url=https://apnews.com/dec16b5cbfd143de923899f112abd88a |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=AP NEWS |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003438/https://apnews.com/dec16b5cbfd143de923899f112abd88a |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Epstein |first=Jori |date=September 30, 2018 |title='A two-headed monster': What Lions defenders said of Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, RB Ezekiel Elliott |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/09/30/two-headed-monster-lions-defenders-ricky-jean-francois-jarrad-davis-said-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003532/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/09/30/two-headed-monster-lions-defenders-ricky-jean-francois-jarrad-davis-said-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 5, against the [[2018 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]] on ''NBC Sunday Night Football'', he passed for 208 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in the 19–16 overtime road loss.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rieken |first=Kristie |date=October 7, 2018 |title=Fairbairn's FG in OT lifts Texans over Cowboys 19–16 |url=http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/2018/10/08/fairbairn-fg-ot-lifts-texans-over-cowboys-/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327233504/https://www.kold.com/2018/10/08/fairbairn-fg-ot-lifts-texans-over-cowboys-/ |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=Tucson News Now |language=en-US}}</ref> In Week 6, a 40–7 victory over the [[2018 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]], he had 183 passing yards and two passing touchdowns along with 11 carries for 82 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=David |date=October 14, 2018 |title=Victory over Jaguars proves what Cowboys need to do more of with QB Dak Prescott |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/10/14/victory-jaguars-proves-cowboys-need-qb-dak-prescott |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205103238/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/10/14/victory-jaguars-proves-cowboys-need-qb-dak-prescott |url-status=live }}</ref> After losses to the [[2018 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] (20–17) and [[2018 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans]] (28–14), he helped lead the Cowboys to a 27–20 road victory over the [[2018 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] with 270 passing yards and a touchdown along with nine rushing yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fendrich |first=Howard |date=October 22, 2018 |title=Missed FG after unusual call helps 'Skins top Cowboys 20–17 |url=https://apnews.com/7fd4203929974f7bb4f6cd17834407f9 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=AP NEWS |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003421/https://apnews.com/7fd4203929974f7bb4f6cd17834407f9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2018 |title=Mariota, Titans bury Prescott, Cowboys 28–14 on MNF |url=https://www.upi.com/Mariota-Titans-bury-Prescott-Cowboys-28-14-on-MNF/2741541502435/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=UPI |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205060728/https://www.upi.com/Mariota-Titans-bury-Prescott-Cowboys-28-14-on-MNF/2741541502435/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2018 |title=Eagles' makeshift secondary roasted by Dak in loss |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-makeshift-secondary-roasted-dak-loss |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=NBC Sports Philadelphia |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003753/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-makeshift-secondary-roasted-dak-loss |url-status=live }}</ref> In that stretch, the Cowboys acquired [[Amari Cooper]] from the [[2018 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] as a new receiving target for Prescott.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Middlehurst-Schwartz |first=Michael |date=October 22, 2018 |title=Cowboys land Amari Cooper in trade, send Raiders first-round pick |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2018/10/22/amari-cooper-trade-dallas-cowboys-oakland-raiders/1731044002/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=USA TODAY |language=en |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327222248/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2018/10/22/amari-cooper-trade-dallas-cowboys-oakland-raiders/1731044002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After leading a game-winning drive over the [[2018 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] 22–19 in Week 11, he helped lead the Cowboys to a 31–23 victory over the Washington Redskins on [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrera |first=Zeke |date=November 18, 2018 |title=Instant Analysis: Dak Prescott leads 12th game-winning drive, 22–19 over Falcons |url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2018/11/18/instant-analysis-dak-prescott-leads-12th-game-winning-drive-22-19-over-falcons/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=Cowboys Wire |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205060723/https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2018/11/18/instant-analysis-dak-prescott-leads-12th-game-winning-drive-22-19-over-falcons/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the victory, he had 289 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and his third consecutive game with a rushing touchdown. One of his passing touchdowns was a career-high 90-yard touchdown pass to Cooper.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2018 |title=Cooper, Cowboys run away from Redskins |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-was-dal-recap-idUSKCN1NS020 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=Reuters |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003411/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-was-dal-recap-idUSKCN1NS020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Sam |date=November 22, 2018 |title=Amari Cooper scores 90-yard touchdown against Redskins |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/Article/Amari-Cooper-90-yard-TD-125127925/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=247 Sports |language=en-US |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033757/https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/Article/Amari-Cooper-90-yard-TD-125127925/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 13, Prescott passed for 248 yards and one passing touchdown and rushed for 22 yards as the Cowboys defeated the 10–1 [[2018 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] by a score of 13–10.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breech |first=John |date=November 30, 2018 |title=Saints vs. Cowboys final score, takeaways: Dallas stuns New Orleans behind Dak Prescott, suffocating defense |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/saints-vs-cowboys-final-score-takeaways-dallas-stuns-new-orleans-behind-dak-prescott-suffocating-defense/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003850/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/saints-vs-cowboys-final-score-takeaways-dallas-stuns-new-orleans-behind-dak-prescott-suffocating-defense/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Prescott was held to 222 with two interceptions through three quarters, but exploded for 270 yards and three touchdowns to Cooper in the fourth quarter and overtime, ending with a career-high 455 yards, a 104.9 passer rating, and a franchise-record 42 completions in the 29–23 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak rallies from shaky start, sends Cowboys to improbable win |url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2018/12/09/dak-rallies-shaky-start-sends-cowboys-improbable-win/2260405002/ |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=shreveporttimes.com |language=en |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025205933/https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2018/12/09/dak-rallies-shaky-start-sends-cowboys-improbable-win/2260405002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – December 9th, 2018 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201812090dal.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214065843/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201812090dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cowboys with 35+ completions in a game |url=http://pfref.com/tiny/dtult |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=Pro-football-reference.com |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033856/https://stathead.com/tools/tiny.fcgi?id=dtult |url-status=live }}</ref> The 42 completions were the most for any quarterback in a single game in the 2018 regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most completions, single game, 2018 season |url=http://pfref.com/tiny/1LUgD |access-date=March 1, 2019 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033754/https://stathead.com/tools/tiny.fcgi?id=1LUgD |url-status=live }}</ref> After a Week 15 23–0 shutout loss to the [[2018 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]], Prescott rebounded with 161 passing yards, one passing touchdown, and one rushing touchdown in Week 16 against the [[2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. After the 27–20 win, the Dallas Cowboys won the NFC East for the second time in three years. In the regular season finale against the New York Giants, Prescott threw for 387 passing yards, and four passing touchdowns in the 36–35 win, making the Cowboys finish 2018 with a 10–6 record.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horner |first=Scott |date=December 16, 2018 |title=Colts smash Cowboys 23–0 to stay in playoff hunt |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2018/12/16/indianapolis-colts-vs-dallas-cowboys-scores-results-highlights-nfl-week-15/2329819002/ |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=Indianapolis Star |language=en |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123091553/https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2018/12/16/indianapolis-colts-vs-dallas-cowboys-scores-results-highlights-nfl-week-15/2329819002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2018 |title=Prescott throws 4 TDs, Cowboys rally to beat Giants |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/12/30/prescott-throws-4-tds-cowboys-rally-to-beat-giants/38819299/ |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=USA TODAY |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071713/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/12/30/prescott-throws-4-tds-cowboys-rally-to-beat-giants/38819299/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott started his third professional season passing for 170 yards during the season-opening 16–8 road loss to the [[2018 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2018 |title=Newton, defense lead Panthers past Cowboys 16–8 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/09/09/newton-defense-lead-panthers-past-cowboys-16-8/37768145/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=USA TODAY |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003527/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/09/09/newton-defense-lead-panthers-past-cowboys-16-8/37768145/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2018 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Prescott threw for 160 yards and a touchdown during the 20–13 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowlishaw |first=Tim |date=September 16, 2018 |title=Cowboys' plan was to turn the clock back to 2016 vs. Giants. QB Dak Prescott ran it even further back. |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/09/16/cowboys-plan-turn-clock-back-2016-vs-giants-qb-dak-prescott-took-ran-year-two |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003745/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/09/16/cowboys-plan-turn-clock-back-2016-vs-giants-qb-dak-prescott-took-ran-year-two |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week against the [[2018 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], he had 168 passing yards for a touchdown and two interceptions in the 24–13 road loss.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Tim |date=September 24, 2018 |title=Cowboys' offense can't do enough in 24–13 loss to Seahawks |url=https://apnews.com/dec16b5cbfd143de923899f112abd88a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003438/https://apnews.com/dec16b5cbfd143de923899f112abd88a |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=AP NEWS}}</ref> During a narrow Week 4 26–24 victory over the [[2018 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], Prescott threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Epstein |first=Jori |date=September 30, 2018 |title='A two-headed monster': What Lions defenders said of Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, RB Ezekiel Elliott |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/09/30/two-headed-monster-lions-defenders-ricky-jean-francois-jarrad-davis-said-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003532/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/09/30/two-headed-monster-lions-defenders-ricky-jean-francois-jarrad-davis-said-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott |url-status=live }}</ref> During a Week 5 10–16 overtime road loss to the [[2018 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]] on ''NBC Sunday Night Football'', he passed for 208 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rieken |first=Kristie |date=October 7, 2018 |title=Fairbairn's FG in OT lifts Texans over Cowboys 19–16 |url=http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/2018/10/08/fairbairn-fg-ot-lifts-texans-over-cowboys-/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327233504/https://www.kold.com/2018/10/08/fairbairn-fg-ot-lifts-texans-over-cowboys-/ |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=Tucson News Now |language=en-US}}</ref> In the next game against the [[2018 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]], he had 183 passing yards for two touchdowns to go along with 11 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown during the 40–7 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=David |date=October 14, 2018 |title=Victory over Jaguars proves what Cowboys need to do more of with QB Dak Prescott |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/10/14/victory-jaguars-proves-cowboys-need-qb-dak-prescott |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205103238/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/10/14/victory-jaguars-proves-cowboys-need-qb-dak-prescott |url-status=live }}</ref> After losses to the [[2018 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] (20–17) and [[2018 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans]] (28–14), Prescott led the Cowboys to a 27–20 road victory over the [[2018 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] with 270 passing yards and a touchdown to go along with nine rushing yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fendrich |first=Howard |date=October 22, 2018 |title=Missed FG after unusual call helps 'Skins top Cowboys 20–17 |url=https://apnews.com/7fd4203929974f7bb4f6cd17834407f9 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=AP NEWS |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003421/https://apnews.com/7fd4203929974f7bb4f6cd17834407f9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2018 |title=Mariota, Titans bury Prescott, Cowboys 28–14 on MNF |url=https://www.upi.com/Mariota-Titans-bury-Prescott-Cowboys-28-14-on-MNF/2741541502435/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=UPI |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205060728/https://www.upi.com/Mariota-Titans-bury-Prescott-Cowboys-28-14-on-MNF/2741541502435/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2018 |title=Eagles' makeshift secondary roasted by Dak in loss |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-makeshift-secondary-roasted-dak-loss |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=NBC Sports Philadelphia |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003753/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-makeshift-secondary-roasted-dak-loss |url-status=live }}</ref> In that stretch, the Cowboys acquired [[Amari Cooper]] from the [[2018 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] as a new receiving target for Prescott.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Middlehurst-Schwartz |first=Michael |date=October 22, 2018 |title=Cowboys land Amari Cooper in trade, send Raiders first-round pick |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2018/10/22/amari-cooper-trade-dallas-cowboys-oakland-raiders/1731044002/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=USA TODAY |language=en |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327222248/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2018/10/22/amari-cooper-trade-dallas-cowboys-oakland-raiders/1731044002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After leading a game-winning drive over the [[2018 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] in a Week 11 22–19 victory,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrera |first=Zeke |date=November 18, 2018 |title=Instant Analysis: Dak Prescott leads 12th game-winning drive, 22–19 over Falcons |url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2018/11/18/instant-analysis-dak-prescott-leads-12th-game-winning-drive-22-19-over-falcons/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205060723/https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2018/11/18/instant-analysis-dak-prescott-leads-12th-game-winning-drive-22-19-over-falcons/ |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=Cowboys Wire |language=en}}</ref> he led the Cowboys to a 31–23 victory over the Redskins on [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]], in which Prescott had 289 passing yards and two touchdowns to go along with 18 rushing yards and a touchdown, marking his third consecutive game with a rushing touchdown. One of his passing touchdowns was a then-career-high 90-yard touchdown pass to Cooper.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2018 |title=Cooper, Cowboys run away from Redskins |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-was-dal-recap-idUSKCN1NS020 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=Reuters |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003411/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-was-dal-recap-idUSKCN1NS020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Sam |date=November 22, 2018 |title=Amari Cooper scores 90-yard touchdown against Redskins |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/Article/Amari-Cooper-90-yard-TD-125127925/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=247 Sports |language=en-US |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033757/https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/Article/Amari-Cooper-90-yard-TD-125127925/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game, Prescott passed for 248 yards and one passing touchdown and rushed for 22 yards as the Cowboys defeated the 10–1 [[2018 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] by a score of 13–10.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breech |first=John |date=November 30, 2018 |title=Saints vs. Cowboys final score, takeaways: Dallas stuns New Orleans behind Dak Prescott, suffocating defense |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/saints-vs-cowboys-final-score-takeaways-dallas-stuns-new-orleans-behind-dak-prescott-suffocating-defense/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003850/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/saints-vs-cowboys-final-score-takeaways-dallas-stuns-new-orleans-behind-dak-prescott-suffocating-defense/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week against the Eagles, Prescott was held to 222 with two interceptions through three quarters, but exploded for 270 yards and three touchdowns to Cooper in the fourth quarter and overtime, ending with a then-career-high 455 yards, a 104.9 passer rating, and a franchise-record 42 completions in the 29–23 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak rallies from shaky start, sends Cowboys to improbable win |url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2018/12/09/dak-rallies-shaky-start-sends-cowboys-improbable-win/2260405002/ |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=shreveporttimes.com |language=en |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025205933/https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2018/12/09/dak-rallies-shaky-start-sends-cowboys-improbable-win/2260405002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – December 9th, 2018 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201812090dal.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214065843/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201812090dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cowboys with 35+ completions in a game |url=http://pfref.com/tiny/dtult |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=Pro-football-reference.com |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033856/https://stathead.com/tools/tiny.fcgi?id=dtult |url-status=live }}</ref> The 42 completions were the most for any quarterback in a single game in the 2018 regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most completions, single game, 2018 season |url=http://pfref.com/tiny/1LUgD |access-date=March 1, 2019 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033754/https://stathead.com/tools/tiny.fcgi?id=1LUgD |url-status=live }}</ref> After a Week 15 23–0 shutout road loss to the [[2018 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horner |first=Scott |date=December 16, 2018 |title=Colts smash Cowboys 23–0 to stay in playoff hunt |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2018/12/16/indianapolis-colts-vs-dallas-cowboys-scores-results-highlights-nfl-week-15/2329819002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123091553/https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2018/12/16/indianapolis-colts-vs-dallas-cowboys-scores-results-highlights-nfl-week-15/2329819002/ |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=Indianapolis Star |language=en}}</ref> Prescott rebounded with 161 passing yards, a passing touchdown, and a rushing touchdown during a Week 16 27–20 road victory over the [[2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. In the regular season finale against the Giants, Prescott threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns during the narrow 36–35 road victory, making the Cowboys finish the 2018 season atop the NFC East with a 10–6 record.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2018 |title=Prescott throws 4 TDs, Cowboys rally to beat Giants |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/12/30/prescott-throws-4-tds-cowboys-rally-to-beat-giants/38819299/ |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=USA TODAY |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071713/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/12/30/prescott-throws-4-tds-cowboys-rally-to-beat-giants/38819299/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The Cowboys entered the playoffs as the fourth seed. They faced off against the Seattle Seahawks in the [[2018–19 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 24, Seattle Seahawks 22|Wild Card Round]], which at the time, Prescott was 0–2 against them. He passed for 226 yards, a touchdown, and an interception along with 29 rushing yards and a crucial touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the 24–22 victory to earn his first playoff victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Schuyler |date=January 6, 2019 |title=Prescott, Cowboys push past Seahawks for 24–22 wild-card win |url=https://apnews.com/9c4ba8c3aaf9439c96eb9f649528edc6 |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=AP NEWS |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071656/https://apnews.com/9c4ba8c3aaf9439c96eb9f649528edc6 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2018–19 NFL playoffs#NFC: Los Angeles Rams 30, Dallas Cowboys 22|Divisional Round]] against the eventual NFC champion [[2018 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], he passed for 266 yards and a touchdown and rushed for three yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys fell 30–22.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duarte |first=Michael |date=January 12, 2019 |title=Rams Run Past Cowboys to NFC Championship Game |url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cowboys-Rams-NFC-Playoffs-504278061.html |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=NBC Southern California |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203160404/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cowboys-Rams-NFC-Playoffs-504278061.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott earned his second [[2019 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] selection as an alternate, replacing [[Drew Brees]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eatman |first=Nick |date=January 21, 2019 |title=Cooper, Prescott Added to NFC Pro Bowl Roster |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cooper-prescott-added-to-nfc-pro-bowl-roster |access-date=June 13, 2019 |website=DallasCowboys.com |language=en |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502204029/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cooper-prescott-added-to-nfc-pro-bowl-roster |url-status=live }}</ref> where he threw a touchdown pass to [[Austin Hooper]] for the NFC side's only points of the game as the team lost to the AFC side 26–7.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2019 |title=AFC vs. NFC – Play-By-Play |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=401038851 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |website=[[ESPN]] |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082852/http://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=401038851 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The Cowboys entered the playoffs as the #4-seed. They faced off against the Seattle Seahawks in the [[2018–19 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 24, Seattle Seahawks 22|Wild Card Round]], which at the time, Prescott was 0–2 against them. He passed for 226 yards, a touchdown, and an interception to go along with 29 rushing yards and a crucial touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the narrow 24–22 victory to earn his first playoff win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Schuyler |date=January 6, 2019 |title=Prescott, Cowboys push past Seahawks for 24–22 wild-card win |url=https://apnews.com/9c4ba8c3aaf9439c96eb9f649528edc6 |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=AP NEWS |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071656/https://apnews.com/9c4ba8c3aaf9439c96eb9f649528edc6 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[2018–19 NFL playoffs#NFC: Los Angeles Rams 30, Dallas Cowboys 22|Divisional Round]] against the eventual NFC champion [[2018 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], Prescott threw for 266 yards and a touchdown and rushed for three yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys lost on the road by a score of 30–22.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duarte |first=Michael |date=January 12, 2019 |title=Rams Run Past Cowboys to NFC Championship Game |url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cowboys-Rams-NFC-Playoffs-504278061.html |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=NBC Southern California |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203160404/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cowboys-Rams-NFC-Playoffs-504278061.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott earned his second [[2019 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] selection as an alternate, replacing [[Drew Brees]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eatman |first=Nick |date=January 21, 2019 |title=Cooper, Prescott Added to NFC Pro Bowl Roster |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cooper-prescott-added-to-nfc-pro-bowl-roster |access-date=June 13, 2019 |website=DallasCowboys.com |language=en |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502204029/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cooper-prescott-added-to-nfc-pro-bowl-roster |url-status=live }}</ref> where he threw a touchdown pass to [[Austin Hooper]] for the NFC side's only points of the game as the team lost to the AFC side 26–7.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2019 |title=AFC vs. NFC – Play-By-Play |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=401038851 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |website=[[ESPN]] |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082852/http://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=401038851 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ===2019 season===
 [[File:Dak Prescott Throwing the Football (48619687311).jpg|thumb|Prescott in 2019]]
 {{See also|2019 Dallas Cowboys season}}
-In the season-opener against the [[2019 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Prescott threw 25 times for 405 yards and four touchdowns in the 35–17 win. Prescott's performance in the game gave him a [[perfect passer rating]], the first Dallas quarterback to achieve the feat since [[Craig Morton]] on October 5, [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|1969]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2019 |title=Prescott lightens Elliott's load as Cowboys top Giants 35–17 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128007 |access-date=September 8, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909070154/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128007 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 1.<ref name="dallasnews.com">{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2019 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after 405-yard, 4-TD outing |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2019/09/11/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-after-405-yard-4-td-outing/ |access-date=September 11, 2019 |website=DallasNews.com |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316012824/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2019/09/11/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-after-405-yard-4-td-outing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the following week against the [[2019 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]], Prescott completed 26 passes of 30 attempts for 269 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception, and rushed for 69 yards in a 31–21 win.<ref name=espn2019week2dalvswas>{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128115 |title=Dak double: Cowboys' Prescott beats Redskins with legs, arm |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201909150was.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – September 15th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref> Prescott became the first Dallas quarterback to compile seven touchdown passes in the first two regular season games since [[Don Meredith]] in [[1966 Dallas Cowboys season|1966]].<ref name=espn2019week2dalvswas /> In Week 3 against the [[2019 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]], Prescott went 19-of-32 passes for 246 yards with two passing touchdowns and one interception, and rushed for a touchdown, joining [[Roger Staubach]]'s record of 20 career rushing touchdowns, in a 31–6 win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127921 |title=Prescott, Cowboys get out of funk, ease past Dolphins 31–6 |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201909220dal.htm |title=Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys – September 22nd, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
+During the season-opening 35–17 victory over the [[2019 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Prescott completed 25-of-32 passes for 405 yards and four touchdowns. His performance in the game gave him a [[perfect passer rating]], the first Dallas quarterback to achieve the feat since [[Craig Morton]] on October 5, [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|1969]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2019 |title=Prescott lightens Elliott's load as Cowboys top Giants 35–17 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128007 |access-date=September 8, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909070154/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128007 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 1.<ref name="dallasnews.com">{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2019 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after 405-yard, 4-TD outing |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2019/09/11/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-after-405-yard-4-td-outing/ |access-date=September 11, 2019 |website=DallasNews.com |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316012824/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2019/09/11/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-after-405-yard-4-td-outing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2019 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]], Prescott completed 26-of-30 passes for 269 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception, and rushed for 69 yards during the 31–21 road victory.<ref name=espn2019week2dalvswas>{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128115 |title=Dak double: Cowboys' Prescott beats Redskins with legs, arm |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201909150was.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – September 15th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref> Prescott became the first Dallas quarterback to compile seven touchdown passes in the first two regular season games since [[Don Meredith]] in [[1966 Dallas Cowboys season|1966]].<ref name=espn2019week2dalvswas /> The following week against the [[2019 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]], Prescott completed 19-of-32 passes for 246 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception while also rushing for seven yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys – September 22nd, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201909220dal.htm |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> He joined [[Roger Staubach]]'s record of 20 career rushing touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127921 |title=Prescott, Cowboys get out of funk, ease past Dolphins 31–6 |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
-In Week 4 against the [[2019 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], Prescott completed 22 passes of 33 attempts for 223 passing yards and one interception in a 12–10 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128102 |title=Saints top Cowboys in 12–10 defensive struggle |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201909290nor.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints – September 29th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> During Week 5 against the [[2019 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], Prescott finished with 463 passing yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions as the Cowboys lost 34–24.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Schuyler |date=October 6, 2019 |title=Packers Rule at Home of Cowboys Again in 34–24 Win |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Prescott-Throws-3-INTs-Cowboys-Fall-to-Packers-562366121.html |access-date=October 17, 2019 |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017182446/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Prescott-Throws-3-INTs-Cowboys-Fall-to-Packers-562366121.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the following week against the [[2019 New York Jets season|New York Jets]], Prescott completed 28 passes of 40 attempts for 277 passing yards and rushed for a touchdown in a 24–22 loss, making the Cowboys having their third consecutive loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128130 |title=Darnold throws 2 TDs in return, Jets edge Cowboys 24–22 |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201910130nyj.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets – October 13th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> During Week 7 against the [[2019 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]], Prescott went 21-of-27 passes for 239 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and had another 30 rushing yards for one touchdown with 10–37 win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127987 |title=Cowboys run over Eagles, take 1st in NFC East with 37–10 win |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201910200dal.htm |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – October 20th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
+During a Week 4 12–10 road loss to the [[2019 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], Prescott completed 22-of-33 passes for 223 yards and an interception.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128102 |title=Saints top Cowboys in 12–10 defensive struggle |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201909290nor.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints – September 29th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> In the next game against the [[2019 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], he finished with 463 passing yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions during the 34–24 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Schuyler |date=October 6, 2019 |title=Packers Rule at Home of Cowboys Again in 34–24 Win |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Prescott-Throws-3-INTs-Cowboys-Fall-to-Packers-562366121.html |access-date=October 17, 2019 |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017182446/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Prescott-Throws-3-INTs-Cowboys-Fall-to-Packers-562366121.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week against the [[2019 New York Jets season|New York Jets]], Prescott completed 28-of-40 passes for 277 yards and rushed for 11 yards and a touchdown in the 24–22 road loss, making the Cowboys having their third consecutive loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128130 |title=Darnold throws 2 TDs in return, Jets edge Cowboys 24–22 |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201910130nyj.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets – October 13th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> During a Week 7 37–10 victory the [[2019 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]], Prescott completed 21-of-27 passes for 239 yards, a touchdown, and an interception while also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127987 |title=Cowboys run over Eagles, take 1st in NFC East with 37–10 win |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201910200dal.htm |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – October 20th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
-During Week 9 against the New York Giants on ''Monday Night Football'', Prescott's first pass attempt was intercepted by [[Antoine Bethea]]. Afterwards, he threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns in the 37–18 road victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2019 |title=Prescott throws for 3 TDs as Cowboys beat Giants again |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128091 |access-date=November 3, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106234940/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128091 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 10 against the [[2019 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] on ''NBC Sunday Night Football'', Prescott threw for 397 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in the 28–24 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2019 |title=Cook leads Vikings to 28–24 prime-time road win over Cowboys |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128041 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316014219/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128041 |url-status=live }}</ref> During Week 11 against the [[2019 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], Prescott finished with 444 passing yards, 28 rushing yards, and four total touchdowns in the 35–27 road victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2019 |title=Cowboys get huge day from Prescott, beat Lions 35–27 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128052 |access-date=November 17, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119150310/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128052 |url-status=live }}</ref>  For his efforts, Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2019.<ref name="profootballtalk.nbcsports.com">{{Cite web |last=Alper |first=Josh |date=November 20, 2019 |title=Dak Prescott named NFC offensive player of the week |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/20/dak-prescott-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-2/ |access-date=April 13, 2020 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US |archive-date=December 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221090914/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/20/dak-prescott-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+During a Week 9 37–18 road victory over the New York Giants on ''Monday Night Football'', Prescott's first pass attempt was intercepted by [[Antoine Bethea]]. Afterwards, he threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2019 |title=Prescott throws for 3 TDs as Cowboys beat Giants again |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128091 |access-date=November 3, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106234940/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128091 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2019 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] on ''NBC Sunday Night Football'', Prescott threw for 397 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception during the 28–24 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2019 |title=Cook leads Vikings to 28–24 prime-time road win over Cowboys |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128041 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316014219/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128041 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week against the [[2019 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], he had 444 passing yards and three touchdowns to go along with 28 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 35–27 road victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2019 |title=Cowboys get huge day from Prescott, beat Lions 35–27 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128052 |access-date=November 17, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119150310/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128052 |url-status=live }}</ref>  For his efforts, Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2019.<ref name="profootballtalk.nbcsports.com">{{Cite web |last=Alper |first=Josh |date=November 20, 2019 |title=Dak Prescott named NFC offensive player of the week |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/20/dak-prescott-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-2/ |access-date=April 13, 2020 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US |archive-date=December 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221090914/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/20/dak-prescott-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Against the [[2019 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] in Week 12, Prescott struggled during the game as he completed 19-of-33 passes for 212 yards and an interception in a 13–9 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127957 |title=Pats hold Cowboys' No. 1 offense without TD in 13–9 win |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201911240nwe.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots – November 24th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> During the [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]] game against the [[2019 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] in Week 13, Prescott passed 32 completions of 49 attempts for 355 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and one interception in a 26–15 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128017 |title=Trick TD sparks Bills in 26–15 Thanksgiving win over Cowboys |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201911280dal.htm |title=Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys – November 28th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> In the following week against the [[2019 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] in Week 14 on ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'', Prescott threw 27 of 49 completions for 334 passing yards and a touchdown in a 31–24 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127871 |title=Mitchell Trubisky helps Bears beat Cowboys 31–24 |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
+During a Week 12 13–9 road loss to the [[2019 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]], Prescott struggled as he completed 19-of-33 passes for 212 yards and an interception.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127957 |title=Pats hold Cowboys' No. 1 offense without TD in 13–9 win |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201911240nwe.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots – November 24th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> In the next game on [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]] against the [[2019 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]], he completed 32-of-49 passes for 355 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception during the 26–15 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128017 |title=Trick TD sparks Bills in 26–15 Thanksgiving win over Cowboys |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201911280dal.htm |title=Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys – November 28th, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> The following week against the [[2019 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] on ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'', Prescott threw 27 of 49 completions for 334 passing yards and a touchdown during the 31–24 road loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127871 |title=Mitchell Trubisky helps Bears beat Cowboys 31–24 |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
-During the game against the [[2019 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] in Week 15, Prescott threw 9 of 16 completions for 160 yards in the first half. He finished the game with 15 completions of 23 attempts for 212 yards and two touchdown passes, snapping the Cowboys' three-game losing streak in a 44–21 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128103 |title=Cowboys render coin toss mix-up moot, throttle Rams 44–21 |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> During the NFC East title clinching game in Week 16 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Prescott threw 25 of 44 for 265 yards in a 17–9 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127938 |title=Wentz, Eagles deny Dallas the NFC East title with 17–9 win |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> In Week 17 against the Washington Redskins, Prescott threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 35 yards during the 47–16 win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2019 |title=Cowboys beat Redskins 47–16, miss playoffs with Eagles' win |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127980 |access-date=December 29, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231031436/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127980 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+During a Week 15 44–21 victory over the [[2019 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], Prescott completed 15-of-23 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns as the Cowboys' three-game losing streak was snapped.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401128103 |title=Cowboys render coin toss mix-up moot, throttle Rams 44–21 |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> In the next game against the Eagles, Prescott completed 25-of-44 passes for 265 yards as the Cowboys lost the NFC East title clinching game on the road by a score of 17–9.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401127938 |title=Wentz, Eagles deny Dallas the NFC East title with 17–9 win |website=ESPN |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> In the regular-season finale against the Redskins, Prescott threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 35 yards during the 47–16 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2019 |title=Cowboys beat Redskins 47–16, miss playoffs with Eagles' win |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127980 |access-date=December 29, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231031436/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127980 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Prescott finished the season with 4,902 passing yards, which ranked second in the league, 30 touchdowns, which ranked fourth, and 11 interceptions. In addition, he recorded 52 carries for 277 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns as the Cowboys missed the playoffs with an 8–8 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=January 1, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102072245/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was ranked 46th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2020-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408124719/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2020-nfl-top-100.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott finished the 2019 season with 4,902 passing yards, which ranked second in the league, 30 touchdowns, which ranked fourth, and 11 interceptions. He also rushed 52 carries for 277 yards and three touchdowns as the Cowboys missed the playoffs with an 8–8 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=January 1, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102072245/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott was ranked 46th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2020-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408124719/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2020-nfl-top-100.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ===2020 season===
 {{See also|2020 Dallas Cowboys season}}
 The Cowboys placed the [[franchise tag]] on Prescott on March 16, 2020, worth $31.4 million for the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watkins |first=Calvin |date=April 21, 2020 |title=Source: QB Dak Prescott now set to receive $31.4 million on the franchise tag |work=[[Dallas Morning News]] |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2020/04/21/dak-prescott-to-receive-314-million-franchise-tag/ |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422074423/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2020/04/21/dak-prescott-to-receive-314-million-franchise-tag/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He signed the tender on June 22, 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helman, David |date=June 22, 2020 |title=Dak Prescott Officially Signs Franchise Tag |work=DallasCowboys.com |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-officially-signs-franchise-tag |access-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622224136/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-officially-signs-franchise-tag |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In Week 1 against the [[2020 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] on ''NBC Sunday Night Football'', Prescott threw for 266 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 30 yards as the Cowboys lost 20–17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams – September 13th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009130ram.htm |access-date=September 20, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925055301/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009130ram.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In Week 2 against the [[2020 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], Prescott threw for 450 passing yards and a touchdown, and rushed for three additional touchdowns to help the Cowboys win 40–39.  At one point during the game, the Falcons had a twenty-point lead over the Cowboys, but Prescott's four second half touchdowns aided by a successful onside kick and a last-second field goal won the game for the Cowboys.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2020 |title=Cowboys' rally stuns Falcons 40–39 in McCarthy's home debut |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401220249 |access-date=September 20, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920225002/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401220249 |url-status=live }}</ref> He became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 400 yards and rush for three touchdowns in the same game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ochoa |first=R. J. |date=September 20, 2020 |title=Dak Prescott made NFL history during his amazing performance in the Cowboys' comeback win |url=https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2020/9/20/21448181/dak-prescott-made-nfl-history-during-his-amazing-performance-in-the-cowboys-comeback-win |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=Blogging The Boys |language=en |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922020516/https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2020/9/20/21448181/dak-prescott-made-nfl-history-during-his-amazing-performance-in-the-cowboys-comeback-win |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 2.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, Bills QB Josh Allen among Players of the Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-bills-qb-josh-allen-among-players-of-the-week |access-date=September 23, 2020 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924164555/https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-bills-qb-josh-allen-among-players-of-the-week |url-status=live }}</ref> During Week 3 against the [[2020 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], Prescott finished with 472 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions as the Cowboys lost 38–31.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks – September 27th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009270sea.htm |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929153630/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009270sea.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During Week 4 against the [[2020 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]], Prescott finished with 502 passing yards, four touchdowns, an interception, and a lost fumble as the Cowboys lost 49–38.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys – October 4th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202010040dal.htm |access-date=October 6, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005014459/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202010040dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 450 yards in three consecutive games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernal |first=David |date=October 4, 2020 |title=Cowboys' Dak Prescott Makes NFL History With Monster Performance In Loss To Browns |url=https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-makes-nfl-history-with-monster-performance-loss-browns/ |access-date=October 6, 2020 |website=ClutchPoints |language=en-US |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009110525/https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-makes-nfl-history-with-monster-performance-loss-browns/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In the Week 5 37–34 win against the [[2020 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Prescott suffered an injury to his right ankle,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=October 11, 2020 |title=Dak Prescott of Dallas Cowboys out of surgery for compound fracture, dislocation of right ankle |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30094698/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-carted-field-ankle-injury |access-date=October 12, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012014247/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30094698/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-carted-field-ankle-injury |url-status=live }}</ref> and was carted off the field. He completed 14 passes for 166 yards and an interception plus had a receiving touchdown before leaving.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwab |first=Frank |date=October 11, 2020 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott suffers awful dislocated ankle injury, is carted off |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-suffers-awfullooking-ankle-injury-is-carted-off-224201334.html |access-date=October 12, 2020 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US |archive-date=October 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235559/https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-suffers-awfullooking-ankle-injury-is-carted-off-224201334.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was revealed that he had suffered a compound fracture and dislocation to his right ankle, and he underwent surgery the same night, ending his season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Rob |date=October 11, 2020 |title=Surgery For Dak Prescott After Compound Fracture |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/surgery-for-dak-prescott-after-compound-fracture |access-date=October 12, 2020 |website=DallasCowboys.com |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012014535/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/surgery-for-dak-prescott-after-compound-fracture |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott was placed on season-ending [[injured reserve]] on October 19, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2020 |title=Vander Esch To Active Roster, DT Added & Dak To IR |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/vander-esch-to-active-roster-dt-added-dak-to-ir |access-date=October 20, 2020 |website=DallasCowboys.com |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020073456/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/vander-esch-to-active-roster-dt-added-dak-to-ir |url-status=live }}</ref>
+During the season-opening 20–17 road loss to the [[2020 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] on ''NBC Sunday Night Football'', Prescott threw for 266 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 30 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams – September 13th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009130ram.htm |access-date=September 20, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925055301/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009130ram.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next game against the [[2020 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], Prescott threw for 450 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 18 yards and three touchdowns to help the Cowboys narrowly win by a score of 40–39. At one point during the game, the Falcons had a 20-point lead over the Cowboys, but Prescott's four second half touchdowns aided by a successful onside kick and a last-second field goal won the game for the Cowboys.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2020 |title=Cowboys' rally stuns Falcons 40–39 in McCarthy's home debut |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401220249 |access-date=September 20, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920225002/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401220249 |url-status=live }}</ref> He became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 400 yards and rush for three touchdowns in the same game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ochoa |first=R. J. |date=September 20, 2020 |title=Dak Prescott made NFL history during his amazing performance in the Cowboys' comeback win |url=https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2020/9/20/21448181/dak-prescott-made-nfl-history-during-his-amazing-performance-in-the-cowboys-comeback-win |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=Blogging The Boys |language=en |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922020516/https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2020/9/20/21448181/dak-prescott-made-nfl-history-during-his-amazing-performance-in-the-cowboys-comeback-win |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Falcons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, Bills QB Josh Allen among Players of the Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-bills-qb-josh-allen-among-players-of-the-week |access-date=September 23, 2020 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924164555/https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-bills-qb-josh-allen-among-players-of-the-week |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week against the [[2020 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], Prescott finished with 472 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions as the Cowboys lost on the road by a score of 38–31.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks – September 27th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009270sea.htm |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929153630/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009270sea.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During a Week 4 49–38 loss to the [[2020 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]], Prescott had a career-high 502 passing yards for four touchdowns and an interception while also losing a fumble.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys – October 4th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202010040dal.htm |access-date=October 6, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005014459/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202010040dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 450 yards in three consecutive games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernal |first=David |date=October 4, 2020 |title=Cowboys' Dak Prescott Makes NFL History With Monster Performance In Loss To Browns |url=https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-makes-nfl-history-with-monster-performance-loss-browns/ |access-date=October 6, 2020 |website=ClutchPoints |language=en-US |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009110525/https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-makes-nfl-history-with-monster-performance-loss-browns/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+During a Week 5 37–34 victory over the [[2020 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Prescott suffered a right ankle injury in the third quarter and was carted off the field.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=October 11, 2020 |title=Dak Prescott of Dallas Cowboys out of surgery for compound fracture, dislocation of right ankle |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30094698/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-carted-field-ankle-injury |access-date=October 12, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012014247/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30094698/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-carted-field-ankle-injury |url-status=live }}</ref> He completed 14-of-21 passes for 166 yards and an interception plus had a receiving touchdown before leaving.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwab |first=Frank |date=October 11, 2020 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott suffers awful dislocated ankle injury, is carted off |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-suffers-awfullooking-ankle-injury-is-carted-off-224201334.html |access-date=October 12, 2020 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US |archive-date=October 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235559/https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-suffers-awfullooking-ankle-injury-is-carted-off-224201334.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was later revealed that Prescott had suffered a compound fracture and dislocation to his right ankle, and he underwent surgery the same night, prematurely ending his season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Rob |date=October 11, 2020 |title=Surgery For Dak Prescott After Compound Fracture |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/surgery-for-dak-prescott-after-compound-fracture |access-date=October 12, 2020 |website=DallasCowboys.com |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012014535/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/surgery-for-dak-prescott-after-compound-fracture |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott was placed on season-ending [[injured reserve]] on October 19, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2020 |title=Vander Esch To Active Roster, DT Added & Dak To IR |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/vander-esch-to-active-roster-dt-added-dak-to-ir |access-date=October 20, 2020 |website=DallasCowboys.com |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020073456/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/vander-esch-to-active-roster-dt-added-dak-to-ir |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ===2021 season===
 {{See also|2021 Dallas Cowboys season}}
-[[File:Dak Prescott WAS @ DAL 2021 (cropped).jpg|thumb|215px|left|Prescott with the Cowboys in 2021]]
+[[File:Dak Prescott WAS @ DAL 2021 (cropped).jpg|thumb|215px|left|Prescott in 2021]]
-The Cowboys placed the exclusive franchise tag on Prescott for the second consecutive season on March 9, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Myles |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Cowboys franchise tag Dak Prescott |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/09/cowboys-franchise-tag-dak-prescott/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |website=NBCSports.com |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309225039/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/09/cowboys-franchise-tag-dak-prescott/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and he signed a four-year contract extension with the Cowboys the next day<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1369776557322076165 |user=DallasCowboysPR |title=On Wednesday, the @dallascowboys:- Signed QB Dak Prescott (Mississippi State)- Released RB Jamize Olawale (North Texas)- Signed DE Ron'Dell Carter (James Madison) |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> for $160 million with $126 million guaranteed. The deal included a $66 million signing bonus, the highest in NFL history at the time (it was surpassed in 2023 by quarterback [[Lamar Jackson]]'s contract with the [[2023 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=March 8, 2021 |title=QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys reach four-year, $160 million deal, source says |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31029457/dallas-cowboys-agree-new-contract-qb-dak-prescott |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309013451/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31029457/dallas-cowboys-agree-new-contract-qb-dak-prescott |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=March 8, 2021 |title=Dak Prescott, Cowboys agree to 4-year, $160M contract |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/dak-prescott-cowboys-agree-to-new-contract |access-date=March 9, 2021 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309020550/https://www.nfl.com/news/dak-prescott-cowboys-agree-to-new-contract |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tognacca |first=Mauro  |date=May 5, 2023 |title=Lamar Jackson protected himself from the Ravens with key contract details |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/lamar-jackson-protected-himself-from-the-ravens-with-key-contract-details/ar-AA1aLwvO?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=f344ec7e3880464f9a64359ad2ca97cc&ei=12 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=MSN.com}}</ref> In June 2021, he left Adidas and signed a five-year deal with Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dedaj |first=Paulina |date=June 10, 2021 |title=Cowboys' Dak Prescott leaves Adidas, signs 5-year deal with Jordan: report |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/cowboys-dak-prescott-adidas-deal-jordan |access-date=June 11, 2021 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611000629/https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/cowboys-dak-prescott-adidas-deal-jordan |url-status=live }}</ref> In his first game back from his injury in Week 1 against the [[Super Bowl LV|defending Super Bowl champion]] [[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the [[NFL Kickoff Game]], Prescott threw for 403 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception in a 31–29 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws for 403 yards and 3 TDs in 1st game in 11 months |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32180362/dallas-cowboys-quarterback-dak-prescott-throws-403-yards-3-tds-1st-game-11-months |access-date=September 10, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910112145/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32180362/dallas-cowboys-quarterback-dak-prescott-throws-403-yards-3-tds-1st-game-11-months |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 6, Prescott threw for 445 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in a 35–29 overtime win over the [[2021 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots – October 17th, 2021 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202110170nwe.htm |access-date=October 21, 2021 |website=pro-football-reference.com |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021215806/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202110170nwe.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> His performance earned him NFC Offensive Player Of The Week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eatman |first=Nick |date=October 20, 2021 |title=Dak Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week |access-date=October 21, 2021 |website=dallascowboys.com |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021215802/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 16, Prescott threw four touchdowns in a 56–14 blowout win against the [[2021 Washington Football Team season|Washington Football Team]] as the Cowboys would go on to clinch the NFC East division title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Patrik |date=December 27, 2021 |title=Cowboys vs. Washington Football Team: Dallas blows out Washington after clinching NFC East crown |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-vs-washington-football-team-dallas-blows-out-washington-after-clinching-nfc-east-crown/live/ |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=CBSSports.com |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227050850/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-vs-washington-football-team-dallas-blows-out-washington-after-clinching-nfc-east-crown/live/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For his performance against Washington, Prescott earned another NFC Offensive Player of the Week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 NFL Week 16 Leaders & Scores |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2021/week_16.htm |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628193113/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2021/week_16.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 18, Prescott threw for 295 yards and five touchdowns in a 51–26 win over the [[2021 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]], earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=January 12, 2022 |title=Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, Titans QB Ryan Tannehill lead Players of the Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-2021-week-18-dak-prescott-ryan-tannehill |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113133131/https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-2021-week-18-dak-prescott-ryan-tannehill |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The Cowboys placed the exclusive franchise tag on Prescott for the second consecutive season on March 9, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Myles |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Cowboys franchise tag Dak Prescott |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/09/cowboys-franchise-tag-dak-prescott/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |website=NBCSports.com |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309225039/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/09/cowboys-franchise-tag-dak-prescott/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and he signed a four-year contract extension with the Cowboys the next day<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1369776557322076165 |user=DallasCowboysPR |title=On Wednesday, the @dallascowboys:- Signed QB Dak Prescott (Mississippi State)- Released RB Jamize Olawale (North Texas)- Signed DE Ron'Dell Carter (James Madison) |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> for $160 million with $126 million guaranteed. The deal included a $66 million signing bonus, the highest in NFL history at the time (it was surpassed in 2023 by quarterback [[Lamar Jackson]]'s contract with the [[2023 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=March 8, 2021 |title=QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys reach four-year, $160 million deal, source says |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31029457/dallas-cowboys-agree-new-contract-qb-dak-prescott |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309013451/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31029457/dallas-cowboys-agree-new-contract-qb-dak-prescott |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=March 8, 2021 |title=Dak Prescott, Cowboys agree to 4-year, $160M contract |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/dak-prescott-cowboys-agree-to-new-contract |access-date=March 9, 2021 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309020550/https://www.nfl.com/news/dak-prescott-cowboys-agree-to-new-contract |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tognacca |first=Mauro  |date=May 5, 2023 |title=Lamar Jackson protected himself from the Ravens with key contract details |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/lamar-jackson-protected-himself-from-the-ravens-with-key-contract-details/ar-AA1aLwvO?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=f344ec7e3880464f9a64359ad2ca97cc&ei=12 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=MSN.com}}</ref> In June 2021, he left Adidas and signed a five-year deal with Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dedaj |first=Paulina |date=June 10, 2021 |title=Cowboys' Dak Prescott leaves Adidas, signs 5-year deal with Jordan: report |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/cowboys-dak-prescott-adidas-deal-jordan |access-date=June 11, 2021 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611000629/https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/cowboys-dak-prescott-adidas-deal-jordan |url-status=live }}</ref>
-As the division winner, the Cowboys hosted the [[2021 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[2021–22 NFL playoffs#NFC: San Francisco 49ers 23, Dallas Cowboys 17|Wild Card Round]]. In the game, Prescott completed 23 of 43 passing attempts for 254 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and also rushed for 27 yards and an additional touchdown in the 23–17 loss. On the last play with 14 seconds left, Prescott ran a quarterback draw up the middle for 17 yards, and was unable to spike the ball to stop the clock from running down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: Final sequence in loss to 49ers 'tough to accept' |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-final-sequence-in-loss-to-49ers-tough-to-accept |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117143009/https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-final-sequence-in-loss-to-49ers-tough-to-accept |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the loss, Prescott was named NVP (Nickelodeon Valuable Player) with more than 81 percent of the online vote, becoming the second losing quarterback to do so in as many years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AlBaroudi |first=Wajih |date=January 16, 2022 |title=NFL on Nickelodeon: 49ers top Cowboys 23–17 in thrilling, slime-filled Wild Card broadcast |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-on-nickelodeon-live-updates-from-49ers-and-cowboys-slime-filled-wild-card-broadcast/live/ |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117134221/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-on-nickelodeon-live-updates-from-49ers-and-cowboys-slime-filled-wild-card-broadcast/live/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott later apologized for comments which appeared to condone fans throwing objects at the officiating crew after the game ended.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kerr |first=Jeff |date=January 18, 2022 |title=Dak Prescott apologizes for comments made about NFL officials after Cowboys' playoff loss to 49ers |work=CBS Sports |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak-prescott-apologizes-for-comments-made-about-nfl-officials-after-cowboys-playoff-loss-to-49ers/ |access-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119182631/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak-prescott-apologizes-for-comments-made-about-nfl-officials-after-cowboys-playoff-loss-to-49ers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was ranked 44th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2022-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
+In his first game back from his injury during the season-opener against the [[Super Bowl LV|defending Super Bowl champion]] [[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the [[NFL Kickoff Game]], Prescott threw for 403 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception in the narrow 31–29 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws for 403 yards and 3 TDs in 1st game in 11 months |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32180362/dallas-cowboys-quarterback-dak-prescott-throws-403-yards-3-tds-1st-game-11-months |access-date=September 10, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910112145/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32180362/dallas-cowboys-quarterback-dak-prescott-throws-403-yards-3-tds-1st-game-11-months |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 6, Prescott threw for 445 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in a 35–29 overtime win over the [[2021 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots – October 17th, 2021 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202110170nwe.htm |access-date=October 21, 2021 |website=pro-football-reference.com |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021215806/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202110170nwe.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> His performance earned him NFC Offensive Player of The Week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eatman |first=Nick |date=October 20, 2021 |title=Dak Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week |access-date=October 21, 2021 |website=dallascowboys.com |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021215802/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 16, Prescott threw four touchdowns in a 56–14 blowout win against the [[2021 Washington Football Team season|Washington Football Team]] as the Cowboys would go on to clinch the division title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Patrik |date=December 27, 2021 |title=Cowboys vs. Washington Football Team: Dallas blows out Washington after clinching NFC East crown |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-vs-washington-football-team-dallas-blows-out-washington-after-clinching-nfc-east-crown/live/ |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=CBSSports.com |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227050850/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-vs-washington-football-team-dallas-blows-out-washington-after-clinching-nfc-east-crown/live/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For his performance against Washington, Prescott earned another NFC Offensive Player of the Week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 NFL Week 16 Leaders & Scores |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2021/week_16.htm |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628193113/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2021/week_16.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the regular-season finale against the [[2021 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]], Prescott threw for 295 yards and five touchdowns during the 51–26 road victory, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=January 12, 2022 |title=Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, Titans QB Ryan Tannehill lead Players of the Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-2021-week-18-dak-prescott-ryan-tannehill |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113133131/https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-2021-week-18-dak-prescott-ryan-tannehill |url-status=live }}</ref>
+As the division winner, the Cowboys hosted the [[2021 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[2021–22 NFL playoffs#NFC: San Francisco 49ers 23, Dallas Cowboys 17|Wild Card Round]]. In that game, Prescott completed 23-of-43 passes for 254 yards, a touchdown, and an interception to go along with 27 rushing yards and a touchdown during the 23–17 loss. On the last play with 14 seconds left, Prescott ran a quarterback draw up the middle for 17 yards, and was unable to spike the ball to stop the clock from running down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: Final sequence in loss to 49ers 'tough to accept' |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-final-sequence-in-loss-to-49ers-tough-to-accept |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117143009/https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-final-sequence-in-loss-to-49ers-tough-to-accept |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the loss, Prescott was named NVP (Nickelodeon Valuable Player) with more than 81 percent of the online vote, becoming the second losing quarterback to do so in as many years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AlBaroudi |first=Wajih |date=January 16, 2022 |title=NFL on Nickelodeon: 49ers top Cowboys 23–17 in thrilling, slime-filled Wild Card broadcast |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-on-nickelodeon-live-updates-from-49ers-and-cowboys-slime-filled-wild-card-broadcast/live/ |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117134221/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-on-nickelodeon-live-updates-from-49ers-and-cowboys-slime-filled-wild-card-broadcast/live/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott later apologized for comments which appeared to condone fans throwing objects at the officiating crew after the game ended.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kerr |first=Jeff |date=January 18, 2022 |title=Dak Prescott apologizes for comments made about NFL officials after Cowboys' playoff loss to 49ers |work=CBS Sports |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak-prescott-apologizes-for-comments-made-about-nfl-officials-after-cowboys-playoff-loss-to-49ers/ |access-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119182631/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak-prescott-apologizes-for-comments-made-about-nfl-officials-after-cowboys-playoff-loss-to-49ers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was ranked 44th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2022-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
 ===2022 season===
 {{See also|2022 Dallas Cowboys season}}
-In Week 1 against the [[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Prescott struggled, completing 14 of 29 passes for 134 yards and an interception before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a right thumb injury in the 19–3 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys – September 11th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202209110dal.htm |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Later, it was announced Prescott would miss 6–8 weeks with the thumb injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kownack |first=Bobby |date=September 11, 2022 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (throwing hand) requires surgery, to miss several weeks |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-suffers-apparent-injury-to-throwing-hand |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Prescott returned in Week 7 against the [[2022 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], where he threw 207 yards and a touchdown in the 24–6 win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=October 23, 2022 |title=Dak Prescott says thumb 'pretty good,' doesn't want to force throws |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34864359/dak-prescott-says-thumb-pretty-good-want-force-throws |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Prescott finished the season with 2,860 passing yards, 66.2% passing completion, 23 touchdowns, and a season-high of 15 interceptions in 12 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Passing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2022/passing.htm |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
+During the season-opening 19–3 loss to the [[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Prescott struggled, completing 14-of-29 passes for 134 yards and an interception before leaving in the fourth quarter with a right thumb injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys – September 11th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202209110dal.htm |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Later, it was announced Prescott would miss 6-8 weeks due to his injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kownack |first=Bobby |date=September 11, 2022 |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (throwing hand) requires surgery, to miss several weeks |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-suffers-apparent-injury-to-throwing-hand |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Prescott returned in Week 7 against the [[2022 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], where he threw for 207 yards and a touchdown during the 24–6 win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=October 23, 2022 |title=Dak Prescott says thumb 'pretty good,' doesn't want to force throws |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34864359/dak-prescott-says-thumb-pretty-good-want-force-throws |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Prescott finished the season with 2,860 passing yards, 66.2% passing completion, 23 touchdowns, and a season-high of 15 interceptions in 12 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Passing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2022/passing.htm |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
-In the [[2022–23 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14|Wild Card Round]], Prescott completed 25 of 33 passes for 305 yards, four passing touchdowns, and rushed for a touchdown as the Cowboys defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–14.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Monday Night Football: Dak Prescott throws four TDs as Cowboys overpower Tom Brady, Bucs |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/16/monday-night-football-dak-prescott-throws-four-tds-as-cowboys-overpower-tom-brady-bucs/ |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}</ref>
-In the [[2022–23 NFL playoffs#NFC: San Francisco 49ers 19, Dallas Cowboys 12|Divisional Round]], Prescott threw for 206 yards and one touchdown but threw two interceptions as the Cowboys would lose 19–12 against the [[2022 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |date=January 23, 2023 |title=49ers advance to NFC Championship Game with 19–12 win over Cowboys |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/22/49ers-advance-to-nfc-championship-game-with-19-12-win-over-cowboys/ |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}</ref> He won the 2022 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walter Payton Man of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/walter-payton-man-of-the-year.htm |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Prescott was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Erin |date=July 28, 2023 |title=NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2023: Aaron Rodgers, Dak Prescott Among Nos. 60–51 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10084301-nfl-networks-top-100-players-of-2023-aaron-rodgers-dak-prescott-among-nos-60-51 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
+During the [[2022–23 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14|Wild Card Round]] against the Buccaneers, Prescott completed 25-of-33 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won on the road by a score of 31–14.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Monday Night Football: Dak Prescott throws four TDs as Cowboys overpower Tom Brady, Bucs |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/16/monday-night-football-dak-prescott-throws-four-tds-as-cowboys-overpower-tom-brady-bucs/ |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}</ref> In the [[2022–23 NFL playoffs#NFC: San Francisco 49ers 19, Dallas Cowboys 12|Divisional Round]], he threw for 206 yards and a touchdown but threw two interceptions as the Cowboys lost on the road 19–12 to the [[2022 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |date=January 23, 2023 |title=49ers advance to NFC Championship Game with 19–12 win over Cowboys |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/22/49ers-advance-to-nfc-championship-game-with-19-12-win-over-cowboys/ |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}</ref> Prescott won the 2022 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walter Payton Man of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/walter-payton-man-of-the-year.htm |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Prescott was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Erin |date=July 28, 2023 |title=NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2023: Aaron Rodgers, Dak Prescott Among Nos. 60–51 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10084301-nfl-networks-top-100-players-of-2023-aaron-rodgers-dak-prescott-among-nos-60-51 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
 ===2023 season===
 {{See also|2023 Dallas Cowboys season}}
-In the season opener against the division rival [[2023 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Prescott completed 13 of 24 passes for 143 yards, shutting them out 40–0 in a blowout victory. It was his 11th consecutive time beating the New York Giants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2023 |title=Cowboys rip error-prone Giants 40–0 for worst shutout loss in the series between NFC East rivals |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547409 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In Week 2 against the [[2023 New York Jets season|New York Jets]], Prescott completed 31 passes out of 38 attempts for 255 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns in a 30–10 win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2023 |title=Prescott has 2 TDs, Wilson 3 picks in 1st start after Rodgers injury as Cowboys beat Jets 30–10 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547415 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In the following week against the [[2023 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], Prescott went 25-of-40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in a 28–16 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2023 |title=Joshua Dobbs, James Conner lead the Cardinals to a 28–16 win over the mistake-prone Cowboys |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547437 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In Week 4 against the [[2023 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]], Prescott completed 28 passes out of 34 attempts for 261 passing yards and a first-quarter touchdown to [[CeeDee Lamb]] in a 38–3 win.<ref name="pats2023">{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2023 |title=Cowboys score twice on defense in 38–3 blowout of Patriots, Belichick's worst loss |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547453 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> Facing the eventual NFC champion [[2023 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] the following week, Prescott was sacked three times and completed 14-of-24 passes for 153 passing yards, a touchdown pass, and three interceptions in a 42–10 lopsided defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2023 |title=Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes to lead the 49ers past the Cowboys 42–10 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547354 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202310080sfo.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – October 8th, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-us |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> In Week 6 against the [[2023 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers]], Prescott completed 21 of 30 passes for 272 yards, a touchdown pass, 40 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys rallied for a 20–17 victory. Prescott also became the 30th quarterback to throw at least one touchdown pass against 31-or-more opponents in NFL history.<ref name="chargers23">{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2023 |title=Dak Prescott, Cowboys rally in fourth quarter for a 20–17 victory over the Chargers |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547482 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref>
+During the season-opening 40–0 shutout road victory the division rival [[2023 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Prescott completed 13-of-24 passes for 143 yards. It was his 11th consecutive time beating the Giants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2023 |title=Cowboys rip error-prone Giants 40–0 for worst shutout loss in the series between NFC East rivals |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547409 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In the next game against the [[2023 New York Jets season|New York Jets]], Prescott completed 31-of-38 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns during the 30–10 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2023 |title=Prescott has 2 TDs, Wilson 3 picks in 1st start after Rodgers injury as Cowboys beat Jets 30–10 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547415 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> The following week against the [[2023 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], Prescott completed 25-of-40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the 28–16 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2023 |title=Joshua Dobbs, James Conner lead the Cardinals to a 28–16 win over the mistake-prone Cowboys |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547437 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> During a Week 4 38–3 victory over the [[2023 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]], Prescott completed 28-of-34 passes for 261 yards and a first-quarter touchdown to [[CeeDee Lamb]].<ref name="pats2023">{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2023 |title=Cowboys score twice on defense in 38–3 blowout of Patriots, Belichick's worst loss |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547453 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> Facing the eventual NFC champion [[2023 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the next game, Prescott was sacked thrice and completed 14-of-24 passes for 153 yards, a touchdown, and three interceptions in a 42–10 road loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2023 |title=Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes to lead the 49ers past the Cowboys 42–10 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547354 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202310080sfo.htm |title=Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – October 8th, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-us |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> The following week against the [[2023 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers]], Prescott completed 21-of-30 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won on the road by a score of 20–17. Prescott also became the 30th quarterback to throw at least one touchdown pass against 31-or-more opponents in NFL history.<ref name="chargers23">{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2023 |title=Dak Prescott, Cowboys rally in fourth quarter for a 20–17 victory over the Chargers |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547482 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref>
-After the bye week, Prescott threw 25-of-31 completions for 304 yards, four passing touchdowns, and an interception as the Cowboys defeated the [[2023 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] 43–20 in their 11th consecutive home victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2023 |title=Prescott throws 4 TDs, Bland gets 3rd pick-6 of season as Cowboys rout Rams 43–20 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547505 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In Week 9 against the [[2023 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]], Prescott threw for 374 passing yards and three touchdown passes in a 28–23 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2023 |title=Jalen Hurts shakes off knee injury and leads Eagles past Cowboys 28–23 for NFL best 8–1 mark |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547522 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In Week 10, Prescott completed 26 of 35 passes for 404 passing yards, four touchdown passes, an interception, and had a 10-yard rushing touchdown, defeating the New York Giants 49–17 for his 12th consecutive victory against them.  He also set a franchise record with his third game of at least 400 passing yards and four touchdown passes, and was named [[FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week#2023|FedEx Air Player of Week 10]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2023 |title=Prescott accounts for 5 TDs, Cowboys rout Giants again 49–17 for 12th straight home win |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547534 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Angel |date=November 15, 2023 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-named-224230530.html |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott named FedEx Air Player of Week 10 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-us |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> In Week 12 on [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]], Prescott threw for 331 yards and 4 passing touchdowns in his fifth consecutive game with at least two touchdown passes, defeating the [[2023 Washington Commanders season|Washington Commanders]] 45–10.<ref name="espn2023dalvscomweek12">{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2023 |title=Bland, Prescott help Cowboys to 13th straight home win with 45–10 victory over Commanders |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547551 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202311230dal.htm |title=Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-us |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> Prescott also tied Tony Romo's team record of 10 games with at least four touchdown passes.<ref name="espn2023dalvscomweek12"></ref> Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the month for November after passing for 1,298 yards, 13 touchdowns, one interception, and completing 68.5% of his passes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Texans QB C.J. Stroud, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott highlight November Players of the Month |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-qb-c-j-stroud-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-highlight-november-players-of-the-m |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=NFL.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
+After a Week 7 bye, Prescott threw 25-of-31 completions for 304 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception as the Cowboys defeated the [[2023 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] 43–20 in their 11th consecutive home victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2023 |title=Prescott throws 4 TDs, Bland gets 3rd pick-6 of season as Cowboys rout Rams 43–20 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547505 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In the next game against the [[2023 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]], Prescott threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns during the 28–23 road loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2023 |title=Jalen Hurts shakes off knee injury and leads Eagles past Cowboys 28–23 for NFL best 8–1 mark |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547522 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> The following week against the Giants, Prescott completed 26-of-35 passes for 404 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception while also rushing for 17 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys won by a score of 49–17 for his 12th consecutive victory against them. Prescott also set a franchise record with his third game of at least 400 passing yards and four touchdown passes, and was named [[FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week#2023|FedEx Air Player of Week 10]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2023 |title=Prescott accounts for 5 TDs, Cowboys rout Giants again 49–17 for 12th straight home win |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547534 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Angel |date=November 15, 2023 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-named-224230530.html |title=Cowboys QB Dak Prescott named FedEx Air Player of Week 10 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-us |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> During a Week 12 45–10 victory over the [[2023 Washington Commanders season|Washington Commanders]] on [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]], Prescott threw for 331 yards and four touchdowns in his fifth consecutive game with at least two touchdown passes.<ref name="espn2023dalvscomweek12">{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2023 |title=Bland, Prescott help Cowboys to 13th straight home win with 45–10 victory over Commanders |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547551 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202311230dal.htm |title=Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-us |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> Prescott also tied Tony Romo's team record of 10 games with at least four touchdown passes.<ref name="espn2023dalvscomweek12"></ref> Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November after passing for 1,298 yards, 13 touchdowns, and an interception with a 68.5 completion percentage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Texans QB C.J. Stroud, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott highlight November Players of the Month |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-qb-c-j-stroud-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-highlight-november-players-of-the-m |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=NFL.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
-In Week 13 against the [[2023 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], Prescott threw for 299 yards and 3 passing touchdowns in a 41–35 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Dak Prescott throws for 3 TDs, Cowboys extend home win streak to 14 with 41–35 win over Seahawks |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547566 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202311300dal.htm |title=Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – November 30th, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-us |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> In Week 15 against the [[2023 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]], Prescott struggled throughout the game, taking three sacks and completing 21 of 34 passes for 134 yards and an interception in a 31–10 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2023 |title=James Cook leads dominant rushing attack as Bills trample Cowboys 31–10 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547600 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In the following week against the [[2023 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]], Prescott completed 20-of-32 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and lost a fumble in the 22–20 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 24, 2023 |title=Dolphins nip Cowboys 22–20 on Jason Sanders' last-second field goal, secure playoff spot |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547620 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In Week 17 against the [[2023 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], Prescott threw 26 of 38 completions for 345 yards and two touchdowns, including a 92-yard touchdown to CeeDee Lamb, and an interception in a narrow 20–19 win. The 92-yard touchdown pass was the second-longest pass in franchise history, behind a 95-yard connection between Don Meredith and [[Bob Hayes]] in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2023 |title=Cowboys deny Lions on 2-point try for 20–19 win to extend home win streak to 16 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547624 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref>
+During a Week 13 41–35 victory over the [[2023 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], Prescott threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Dak Prescott throws for 3 TDs, Cowboys extend home win streak to 14 with 41–35 win over Seahawks |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547566 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202311300dal.htm |title=Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – November 30th, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-us |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> Two weeks later against the [[2023 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]], Prescott struggled, taking three sacks and completing 21-of-34 passes for 134 yards and an interception in a 31–10 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2023 |title=James Cook leads dominant rushing attack as Bills trample Cowboys 31–10 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547600 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> In the next game against the [[2023 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]], Prescott completed 20-of-32 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and lost a fumble during the 22–20 road loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 24, 2023 |title=Dolphins nip Cowboys 22–20 on Jason Sanders' last-second field goal, secure playoff spot |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547620 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> The following week against the [[2023 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], Prescott completed 26-of-38 passes for 345 yards, two touchdowns (including a career-long 92-yard touchdown to CeeDee Lamb), and an interception during a narrow 20–19 victory. The 92-yard touchdown pass was the second-longest pass in franchise history, behind a 95-yard connection between Don Meredith and [[Bob Hayes]] in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2023 |title=Cowboys deny Lions on 2-point try for 20–19 win to extend home win streak to 16 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547624 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref>
-In the regular season finale against the Washington Commanders, Prescott completed 31 passes out of 36 attempts for 279 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception, leading the Cowboys to a 38–10 blowout victory and clinching the NFC East.<ref name="espn2023dalvscomweek18">{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2024 |title=Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys win the NFC East by beating the Commanders 38–10 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547653 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> Prescott finished his 2023 regular season with a 69.5% completion percentage, 4,516 passing yards, and NFL leading 36 passing touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a career-high passer rating of 105.9.<ref name="espn2023dalvscomweek18"></ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2023/leaders.htm |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Prescott was named a finalist for [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]] and finished second in voting, behind [[Lamar Jackson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Mike |date=February 8, 2024 |title=Cowboys’ Dak Prescott 2nd to Lamar Jackson in MVP Voting |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-2nd-to-lamar-jackson-in-mvp-voting |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=SI.com}}</ref> At home against the No. 7 seeded [[2023 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] in the [[2023–24 NFL playoffs#NFC: Green Bay Packers 48, Dallas Cowboys 32|Wild Card Round]], Prescott threw two interceptions in the first half, with one of them returned for a touchdown as the Cowboys fell into a 27–0 hole that they could not recover from, as they lost 48–32.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Schuyler |date=January 14, 2024 |title=Jordan Love and the Packers pull a wild-card stunner, beating Dak Prescott and the Cowboys 48–32 |url=https://apnews.com/article/cowboys-packers-score-jordan-love-aaron-jones-ddbe3473fc1faaa07ef831ed7f3c1299 |access-date=January 15, 2024 |website=AP News}}</ref>
+In the regular-season finale against the Commanders, Prescott completed 31 passes out of 36 attempts for 279 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception, leading the Cowboys to a 38–10 blowout victory and clinching the NFC East.<ref name="espn2023dalvscomweek18">{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2024 |title=Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys win the NFC East by beating the Commanders 38–10 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547653 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref> Prescott finished the 2023 regular season with a 69.5% completion percentage, 4,516 passing yards, and NFL leading 36 passing touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a career-high passer rating of 105.9 while also rushing for 242 yards and two touchdowns.<ref name="espn2023dalvscomweek18"></ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dak Prescott 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2023/leaders.htm |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Prescott was named a finalist for [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]] and finished second in voting, behind [[Lamar Jackson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Mike |date=February 8, 2024 |title=Cowboys’ Dak Prescott 2nd to Lamar Jackson in MVP Voting |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-2nd-to-lamar-jackson-in-mvp-voting |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=SI.com}}</ref> At home against the #7-seed [[2023 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] in the [[2023–24 NFL playoffs#NFC: Green Bay Packers 48, Dallas Cowboys 32|Wild Card Round]], Prescott completed 41-of-60 passes for 403 yards and three touchdowns, but threw two interceptions in the first half, with one of them returned for a touchdown as the Cowboys fell into a 27–0 hole in the second quarter that they could not recover from, as they lost 48–32.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Schuyler |date=January 14, 2024 |title=Jordan Love and the Packers pull a wild-card stunner, beating Dak Prescott and the Cowboys 48–32 |url=https://apnews.com/article/cowboys-packers-score-jordan-love-aaron-jones-ddbe3473fc1faaa07ef831ed7f3c1299 |access-date=January 15, 2024 |website=AP News}}</ref>
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-Prescott finished his 2016 rookie regular season with a record 11 games with an over 100 NFL passer rating, breaking the rookie record of nine games set by [[Russell Wilson]] in 2012. He tied the [[Ben Roethlisberger]] 2004 rookie record of winning 13 games as a starter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2016 |title=Snap Counts For The Cowboys' Offense: Dak Prescott Sets Another Rookie Passing Record |url=http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016/12/3/13826206/snap-counts-for-the-dallas-cowboys-offense-dak-prescott-sets-another-rookie-passing-record |access-date=December 3, 2016 |website=Blogging The Boys |publisher=[[Vox Media, Inc.]] |archive-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204124924/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016/12/3/13826206/snap-counts-for-the-dallas-cowboys-offense-dak-prescott-sets-another-rookie-passing-record |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Patrik |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott sets NFL all-time record in regular season finale |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article/dak-prescott-sets-nfl-all-time-record-in-regular-season-finale-50197185/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163929/http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/Dak-Prescott-sets-NFL-all-time-record-in-regular-season-finale-50197185 |archive-date=January 4, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |publisher=CBS INTERACTIVE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Andy |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Super Bowl 2017: Initial Vegas Odds Following Week 17 |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2684691-super-bowl-2017-initial-vegas-odds-following-week-17 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102123749/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2684691-super-bowl-2017-initial-vegas-odds-following-week-17 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott finished his rookie regular season with a record 11 games with an over 100 NFL passer rating, breaking the rookie record of nine games set by [[Russell Wilson]] in 2012. Prescott tied the [[Ben Roethlisberger]] 2004 rookie record of winning 13 games as a starter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2016 |title=Snap Counts For The Cowboys' Offense: Dak Prescott Sets Another Rookie Passing Record |url=http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016/12/3/13826206/snap-counts-for-the-dallas-cowboys-offense-dak-prescott-sets-another-rookie-passing-record |access-date=December 3, 2016 |website=Blogging The Boys |publisher=[[Vox Media, Inc.]] |archive-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204124924/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016/12/3/13826206/snap-counts-for-the-dallas-cowboys-offense-dak-prescott-sets-another-rookie-passing-record |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Patrik |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott sets NFL all-time record in regular season finale |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article/dak-prescott-sets-nfl-all-time-record-in-regular-season-finale-50197185/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163929/http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/Dak-Prescott-sets-NFL-all-time-record-in-regular-season-finale-50197185 |archive-date=January 4, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |publisher=CBS INTERACTIVE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Andy |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Super Bowl 2017: Initial Vegas Odds Following Week 17 |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2684691-super-bowl-2017-initial-vegas-odds-following-week-17 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102123749/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2684691-super-bowl-2017-initial-vegas-odds-following-week-17 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-His NFL passer rating of 104.9 broke [[Robert Griffin III]]'s rookie record of 102.4 set in 2012. His 0.87% interception to attempts (459–4) broke the rookie record of 1.27% (393–5) set by Robert Griffin III.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael David |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott sets new rookie passer rating record |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/01/dak-prescott-sets-new-rookie-passer-rating-record/ |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=NBC Sports |archive-date=January 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104183421/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/01/dak-prescott-sets-new-rookie-passer-rating-record/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Tony Romo tosses TD pass, Cowboys lose 27–13 to Eagles |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874647 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102160215/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874647 |url-status=live }}</ref> He threw 23 touchdowns and 4 interceptions for a touchdown to interception ratio of 5.75 breaking the previous rookie record of 4.00 (20 touchdowns and 5 interceptions) set by Robert Griffin III, and for a touchdown to interception differential of 19 breaking Russell Wilson's rookie record of 16 (26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gagnon |first=Brad |date=November 18, 2016 |title=Here's what 10 stats tell us about Dak Prescott's one-of-a-kind rookie season |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-what-10-stats-tell-us-about-dak-prescotts-one-of-a-kind-rookie-season/ |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=CBSSports.com |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003650/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-what-10-stats-tell-us-about-dak-prescotts-one-of-a-kind-rookie-season/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill Jr. |first=Clarence E. |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott's stats, wins prove he's best rookie QB ever |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article123905659.html |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102161016/http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article123905659.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His 67.76% pass completion percentage broke the rookie record of 66.44% set by Ben Roethlisberger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Layne |date=February 3, 2017 |title=Behind the numbers: Dak's rookie season |url=http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2017/dak-prescott-rookie-season/ |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Dallas News |language=en |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027010103/https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2017/dak-prescott-rookie-season/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 18, 2016, Prescott, with an 88.9% completion percentage, broke the rookie single game record of 87.0% set by [[Mike Glennon]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2017 |title=Single game completion percentage, rookies, NFL history |url=http://pfref.com/tiny/Qa9G4 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033754/https://stathead.com/tools/tiny.fcgi?id=Qa9G4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2016 |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys |url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=20161218006 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=Fox Sports |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103093804/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=20161218006 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+His NFL passer rating of 104.9 broke [[Robert Griffin III]]'s rookie record of 102.4 set in 2012. His 0.87% interception to attempts (459–4) broke the rookie record of 1.27% (393–5) set by Robert Griffin III.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael David |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott sets new rookie passer rating record |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/01/dak-prescott-sets-new-rookie-passer-rating-record/ |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=NBC Sports |archive-date=January 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104183421/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/01/dak-prescott-sets-new-rookie-passer-rating-record/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Tony Romo tosses TD pass, Cowboys lose 27–13 to Eagles |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874647 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102160215/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400874647 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott threw 23 touchdowns and four interceptions for a touchdown to interception ratio of 5.75 breaking the previous rookie record of 4.00 (20 touchdowns and five interceptions) set by Robert Griffin III, and for a touchdown to interception differential of 19 breaking Russell Wilson's rookie record of 16 (26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gagnon |first=Brad |date=November 18, 2016 |title=Here's what 10 stats tell us about Dak Prescott's one-of-a-kind rookie season |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-what-10-stats-tell-us-about-dak-prescotts-one-of-a-kind-rookie-season/ |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=CBSSports.com |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003650/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-what-10-stats-tell-us-about-dak-prescotts-one-of-a-kind-rookie-season/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill Jr. |first=Clarence E. |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Dak Prescott's stats, wins prove he's best rookie QB ever |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article123905659.html |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102161016/http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article123905659.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His 67.76% pass completion percentage broke the rookie record of 66.44% set by Ben Roethlisberger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Layne |date=February 3, 2017 |title=Behind the numbers: Dak's rookie season |url=http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2017/dak-prescott-rookie-season/ |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Dallas News |language=en |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027010103/https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2017/dak-prescott-rookie-season/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 18, 2016, Prescott, with an 88.9% completion percentage, broke the rookie single game record of 87.0% set by [[Mike Glennon]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2017 |title=Single game completion percentage, rookies, NFL history |url=http://pfref.com/tiny/Qa9G4 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703033754/https://stathead.com/tools/tiny.fcgi?id=Qa9G4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2016 |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys |url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=20161218006 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |website=Fox Sports |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103093804/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=20161218006 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-Prescott is a Christian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mercer |first=Kevin |date=October 16, 2020 |title=Injured Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: 'I'm thankful that He's my Savior' |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/football/2020/10/16/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-thankful-savior/ |access-date=June 8, 2021 |website=Sports Spectrum |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420142605/https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/football/2020/10/16/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-thankful-savior/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the son of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott and has two older brothers, Tad and Jace, an older sister, Natalie Prescott-Smith, and an older half-brother, Elliott Prescott, from his father's previous marriage. Jace was an [[offensive lineman]] at [[Northwestern State Demons football|Northwestern State]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jace Prescott |url=https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/roster/jace-prescott/1673 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Northwestern State University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620215641/https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/roster/jace-prescott/1673 |url-status=live }}</ref> His mother died of [[colon cancer]] in November 2013.<ref name="hailstate.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scarborough |first=Alex |date=December 30, 2013 |title=Scarborough: Prescott honors late mother |url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls13/story/_/id/10217387/dak-prescott-always-played-football-make-mother-proud |access-date=October 21, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525145300/http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls13/story/_/id/10217387/dak-prescott-always-played-football-make-mother-proud |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leigh |first=Brian |date=November 4, 2013 |title=Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott's Mother Passes Away |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1837147-mississippi-state-qb-dak-prescotts-mother-passes-away |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316015844/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1837147-mississippi-state-qb-dak-prescotts-mother-passes-away |url-status=live }}</ref> The Faith Fight Finish Foundation by Dak Prescott has been established in her honor, which helps people deal with adversity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2019 |title=Faith, Fight, Finish Foundation by Dak Prescott |url=http://www.faithfightfinish.org |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=Faith, Fight, Finish Foundation |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528110817/https://www.faithfightfinish.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His older brother Jace committed suicide in April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dedaj |first=Paulina |date=April 23, 2020 |title=Brother of Cowboys' Dak Prescott dies at 31, team says |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/brother-of-cowboys-dak-prescott-dies-at-31-team-confirms |access-date=April 24, 2020 |website=FOX News |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424034602/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/brother-of-cowboys-dak-prescott-dies-at-31-team-confirms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Cowboys' Prescott got help for anxiety, depression during offseason |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29854487/cowboys-prescott-got-help-anxiety-depression-offseason |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=September 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910203941/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29854487/cowboys-prescott-got-help-anxiety-depression-offseason |url-status=live }}</ref> His father is [[African Americans|African American]] and his late mother was White.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jason |date=September 9, 2016 |title=Can a Rookie Quarterback Be the Big Man in Dallas? |url=http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/dak-prescott/ |access-date=October 21, 2019 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108122532/https://thelab.bleacherreport.com/dak-prescott/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott currently resides in [[Frisco, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Cowboys rookie Dak Prescott explains why he doesn't go by his real first name, a strange observation about his feet |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/02/cowboys-rookie-dak-prescott-explains-go-real-first-name-strange-observation-feet |access-date=October 21, 2019 |website=The Dallas Morning News |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624100058/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/02/cowboys-rookie-dak-prescott-explains-go-real-first-name-strange-observation-feet |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Prescott is a [[Christians|Christian]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mercer |first=Kevin |date=October 16, 2020 |title=Injured Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: 'I'm thankful that He's my Savior' |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/football/2020/10/16/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-thankful-savior/ |access-date=June 8, 2021 |website=Sports Spectrum |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420142605/https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/football/2020/10/16/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-thankful-savior/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the son of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott and has two older brothers, Tad and Jace, an older sister, Natalie Prescott-Smith, and an older half-brother, Elliott Prescott, from his father's previous marriage. Jace was an [[offensive lineman]] at [[Northwestern State Demons football|Northwestern State]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jace Prescott |url=https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/roster/jace-prescott/1673 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Northwestern State University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620215641/https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/roster/jace-prescott/1673 |url-status=live }}</ref> His mother died of [[colon cancer]] in November 2013.<ref name="hailstate.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scarborough |first=Alex |date=December 30, 2013 |title=Scarborough: Prescott honors late mother |url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls13/story/_/id/10217387/dak-prescott-always-played-football-make-mother-proud |access-date=October 21, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525145300/http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls13/story/_/id/10217387/dak-prescott-always-played-football-make-mother-proud |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leigh |first=Brian |date=November 4, 2013 |title=Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott's Mother Passes Away |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1837147-mississippi-state-qb-dak-prescotts-mother-passes-away |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316015844/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1837147-mississippi-state-qb-dak-prescotts-mother-passes-away |url-status=live }}</ref> The Faith Fight Finish Foundation by Dak Prescott has been established in her honor, which helps people deal with adversity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2019 |title=Faith, Fight, Finish Foundation by Dak Prescott |url=http://www.faithfightfinish.org |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=Faith, Fight, Finish Foundation |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528110817/https://www.faithfightfinish.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His older brother, Jace, committed suicide in April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dedaj |first=Paulina |date=April 23, 2020 |title=Brother of Cowboys' Dak Prescott dies at 31, team says |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/brother-of-cowboys-dak-prescott-dies-at-31-team-confirms |access-date=April 24, 2020 |website=FOX News |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424034602/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/brother-of-cowboys-dak-prescott-dies-at-31-team-confirms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Cowboys' Prescott got help for anxiety, depression during offseason |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29854487/cowboys-prescott-got-help-anxiety-depression-offseason |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=September 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910203941/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29854487/cowboys-prescott-got-help-anxiety-depression-offseason |url-status=live }}</ref> His father is [[African Americans|African American]] and his late mother was White.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jason |date=September 9, 2016 |title=Can a Rookie Quarterback Be the Big Man in Dallas? |url=http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/dak-prescott/ |access-date=October 21, 2019 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108122532/https://thelab.bleacherreport.com/dak-prescott/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prescott currently resides in [[Frisco, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Cowboys rookie Dak Prescott explains why he doesn't go by his real first name, a strange observation about his feet |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/02/cowboys-rookie-dak-prescott-explains-go-real-first-name-strange-observation-feet |access-date=October 21, 2019 |website=The Dallas Morning News |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624100058/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/08/02/cowboys-rookie-dak-prescott-explains-go-real-first-name-strange-observation-feet |url-status=live }}</ref>
 On November 26, 2023, Prescott's girlfriend Sarah Jane Ramos announced via [[Instagram]] that the couple were expecting the birth of a baby girl.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clack |first=Erin |date=November 26, 2023 |title=Cowboys' Dak Prescott Expecting First Baby with Girlfriend Sarah Jane Ramos: 'A Little Bit of Heaven Sent Down to Earth' |url=https://people.com/cowboys-dak-prescott-expecting-first-baby-girlfriend-sarah-jane-ramos-8406656 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=People}}</ref> On March 4, Prescott announced that the baby was born on February 29, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Patrik |date=March 4, 2024 |title= Newborn daughter impacting Dak in major way |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/newborn-daughter-impacting-dak-in-major-way |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=DallasCowboys.com |language=en }}</ref>

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