Dak Prescott will have an opportunity to make some major Dallas Cowboys franchise history against the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. How? Glad you asked.
Dak Prescott needs just 160 yards to pass Tony Romo for most in Cowboys history
Prescott will enter the game against the Eagles just 159 yards shy of Tony Romo for the most passing yards in Cowboys franchise history. Romo compiled 34,183 passing yards over the course of his career. Prescott is averaging 258.7 yards per game this season, so with an average passing performance against Philly, he’ll claim the top spot for himself.
In addition to Romo, Prescott has already passed some other Cowboys legends on his ascent up the list, including Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach.
Romo is still Dallas’ all-time leader in touchdown tosses with 248, but Prescott is close to passing him in that category too. Prescott has thrown 234 touchdowns in a Cowboys uniform, so he needs just 15 more to pass Romo and become Dallas’ all-time leader.
Prescott has been the starting quarterback in Dallas since 2016 and he’s been a bit of a polarizing player over the course of his career due to his lack of postseason success compared to his statistically-impressive regular seasons. He was recently named one of the most overrated players in the NFL. However, he’s clearly won over Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who recently raved about Prescott and lauded his leadership.
"Time and time again, he is the best leader that I've been around for a team. Period," Jones said of Precott. "He just has a natural sense of what the situation calls for. He's had it since he's walked through the door. So much of the good things that he's been a part of have to do with that skill right there.
“He brings a certain confidence out there,” he added. “You know you got a guy that he can have a bad series, he can have a bad quarter, but you know you got a guy that'll come out there and just completely erase it from his mind and really be as aggressive as it calls for. … From the get-go this year, he's been our stalwart relative to our chance to win."
Prescott's relative greatness can be debated, but stats can't be, and he's very close to distinguishing himself as the most productive passer in Cowboys history.