Cowboys QB Dak Prescott provides brutally honest message after Week 3 loss
Dallas Cowboys fans might feel a sudden urge to hit the panic button following their favorite team's unexpected loss to the Arizona Cardinals. But quarterback Dak Prescott isn't going to. Following Sunday's game which was sealed after he threw an interception in the end zone, Prescott delivered a brutally honest response when asked if the […]
Dallas Cowboys fans might feel a sudden urge to hit the panic button following their favorite team's unexpected loss to the Arizona Cardinals. But quarterback Dak Prescott isn't going to.
Following Sunday's game which was sealed after he threw an interception in the end zone, Prescott delivered a brutally honest response when asked if the loss was a wake-up call.
“Y’all put us on top of the world," Prescott told reporters via Star-Telegram's Clarence Hill. "We know who we are, and in that same sense, I’m sure the media got what they wanted. There has only been one undefeated team in this league. Ever."
Although the question is fair following a week of talk of the Cowboys potentially being the very best team in the entire NFL, Prescott isn't overreacting. Instead, he's applying the consistent stoic-like leadership he's shown throughout his eight-year career in the pros.
"Yeah it sucks," Prescott admitted. "It’s humbling but to say it's a wake-up call, we knew we had a lot of adversity and we just didn’t get it done. I think it goes back to myself, the offense, and the red zone. We get better right there, we win this game. We have to fix that area. Period.”
In a way, it's true. The Cowboys displayed several reasons for concern during the loss, including a bleeding run defense that couldn't get a single stop in the entire first half. But Prescott understands he can't do much about how the defense performs. Instead, the biggest issue he can attack is the underwhelming red zone offense that went 1-of-5 in Week 3.
That's 12 points left on the field, including extra points, which happens to be exactly what the team lost by.
The Cowboys quarterback also provides a sober reminder that this is life in the NFL. Every game is a hard-fought battle and walking into any matchup with two starting offensive linemen is a tough ask, something that was easy to lose sight of with a betting spread that made the Cowboys 11-point favorites by the time the game started.
But that doesn't mean the loss isn't a big deal or that it won't play a major role in how the rest of the year shakes out. One game might be all that separates the Cowboys from the Eagles by the time the season is over, which in turn means the division title and multiple seeding slots in the playoff picture. Every game matters, even if it's played in September.
As the schedule's difficulty is set to rise in the next few weeks, the Cowboys should feel some level of urgency.
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