Cowboys escape with a win over the Seahawks, and maybe Dak Prescott is the real MVP

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) sprints for a first down against the Seattle Seahawks. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Maybe Dallas Cowboys fans will be happy with Dak Prescott now.

Getting undue criticism is part of the job of playing quarterback for the Cowboys. Ask Tony Romo. Go back to the Cowboys’ last couple playoff losses and find all those social media messages begging the Cowboys to get rid of Prescott. They were plentiful.

Only a long playoff run by the Cowboys will truly quiet that crowd. But maybe an MVP would help a little.

There is no doubt Prescott is in the MVP race after Thursday night. On a night the Cowboys defense was uncharacteristically bad — or maybe it’s that the Cowboys have beat up on bad teams and have not looked nearly as good against good ones — Prescott saved Dallas from a bad loss. Prescott led a go-ahead drive, hitting Jake Ferguson for a 12-yard touchdown with 4:37 left, and then the Cowboys finally got a stop. Dallas got a field goal after that, Micah Parsons’ pressure led to a fourth-down incompletion after that and held on to win 41-35.

Prescott was excellent, as he has been for many weeks. In Dallas’ six games before Thursday, Prescott had thrown 18 touchdowns to two interceptions, completing more than 70% of his passes for a 122.6 passer rating. And he was even better on Thursday night. Prescott threw for 299 yards, three touchdowns and made several big plays against a Seahawks team that came to Dallas looking for an upset and almost got it.

Dallas got a real test on Thursday night. The Seahawks were in position to win. Prescott was the biggest difference in the win. Start the MVP conversation.

Seahawks strike quickly

Anyone expecting a Cowboys blowout on Thursday night had to be surprised. The Seahawks let it be known early on that it wouldn’t be an easy night for Dallas. DK Metcalf took a pass from Geno Smith and ran (really fast) to the end zone for a…

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Publish date : 2023-12-01 04:40:07

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