FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott threw 5 incompletions in Sunday’s 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders, and Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday at The Star that Prescott’s decision-making was top flight.
Prescott completed 26-of-31 passes for 279 yards, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions. His passer rating was 143.8. The fourth touchdown, a 24-yard throw to CeeDee Lamb with 3:07 left, was the 249th of his career and moved him past Tony Romo for the most in franchise history. Prescott tied Romo’s 248 in the third quarter on a touchdown to tight end Jake Ferguson, who caught 4 passes for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Schottenheimer had the count right at five incompletions without looking it up. Prescott also ran for 11 yards on a scramble during the opening drive.
“I thought he played really well. Not surprising the numbers are what they are. I think five incompletions maybe, I think that’s what it was,” Schottenheimer said. “Took some shots early, moved around actually pretty well, and got some plays for us with his legs, which were great. But I thought overall, I thought the accuracy was really, really good. And the decision-making, I thought, was top flight.”
Washington won the coin toss and deferred. Prescott completed 5 of 6 passes for 53 yards on the opening drive, and the 10-play, 66-yard march ended with a 3-yard touchdown to Lamb.
On the next touchdown drive, Prescott went 6-for-6 for 49 yards, with three straight completions to Ryan Flournoy. Ferguson caught a 10-yard touchdown for a 17-3 lead. By then, Prescott had completed 14 of his first 17 passes for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Dak Prescott Threw For 175 Yards In The Opener
Prescott threw for 175 yards and 1 interception in the 28-20 loss to the New York Giants on Sept. 13. Last week, he said the Cowboys should have been tied 7-7 at halftime in New York.
Schottenheimer does not want Prescott throwing 50 times a game. Prescott threw 31 passes Sunday.
“Well, a couple things. One, first game, had the ball for 23 minutes. That’s a big part of it. You get limited ops. Yesterday, quite honestly, we came out with a different plan. We were going to throw it around the yard, and I like that plan. It worked good. This week, we might run it around the yard,” Schottenheimer said. “But at the end of the day, when you look at us, we’re getting a little bit too much knockback in the backfield. We’re not getting the movement at times at certain things. I do think that it’s a feel thing.”
Javonte Williams ran 12 times for 30 yards Sunday and has 71 yards on 24 carries this season.
Dak Prescott Faces Baltimore Ravens Defense In Rio
Prescott has thrown 1 interception through two games. Schottenheimer has a ton of respect for Baltimore Ravens coach Jesse Minter and defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, he said.
“It’s different each week. It depends on the opponent. It depends on what we see on film. This defense is really good. We’re getting ready to play. They do a really good job. A ton of respect for Jesse Minter, Anthony Weaver,” Schottenheimer said. “They had a really tight game until the end there with New Orleans. And, of course, they got after Indianapolis pretty good in Week 1. And the other thing about them is they do a great job of creating takeaways. We’ve got to be great with the ball. Historically, Marlon Humphrey, Roquan Smith are two of the best in the business.”
The last time Prescott faced Baltimore, on Sept. 22, 2024, at AT&T Stadium, he threw for 379 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 28-25 loss. The Ravens are 1-1 this season. Dallas and Baltimore play Sunday at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, and kickoff is 3:25 p.m. CT.
