Since his return from injury, Prescott has completed 74.6% of his passes for 2,326 yards with 20 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in nine starts. They are willing to accept his bad moments because of the overwhelming amount of good.Īnd the good has been great.
They know Prescott is a huge reason the Cowboys are 11-4 and probably the biggest threat to the Eagles in the NFC. That's been the Cowboys' approach to Prescott's odd turnover tendencies, as they head into their second-to-last game at the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night. 'But the most important thing is he needs to keep firing.
'He's played lights out, but his one critical play has been a critical play for the other side a couple times here of late.
'He's on a unique swing right here,' Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said earlier this week. That's opened a fair and worrisome question for a man who is playing like he could've been in the NFL MVP conversation if he hadn't missed five games: Sure, he's been playing like a quarterback who could carry the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl in 27 years, but could he be the one that costs them their shot, too?
