Dak Prescott Proving Repeatedly He’s the Cowboys’ Long-Term Starting Quarterback

Dak Prescott doesn’t look like a rookie.

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback doesn’t play like a rookie, throw like a rookie or make decisions like a rookie. Nothing about him gives off the hint that what he’s doing—excelling immediately at the most complex position in football after being a fourth-round pick—is incredibly hard and downright daunting.

But Sunday he made his sixth career NFL regular-season start while displaying enough comfort to convince anyone it was actually at least his 26th. And he did it in dominant fashion too during a 30-16 trouncing of the Green Bay Packers on the road.

It wasn’t just any ho-hum win by a placeholder quarterback keeping the seat nice and toasty until the normal starter returns from injury.

This was a win at Lambeau Field against a Packers defense that came into Week 6 allowing 317.8 yards per game (eighth) and 20.8 points (12th). The Prescott-led Cowboys piled up 424 yards as their quarterback threw three touchdown passes.

This was a win against a team that employs Aaron Rodgers, who’s among the greatest quarterbacks of his era. But on Sunday, he was made to look like a second-tier passer as Prescott carved up the Packers secondary, averaging 9.1 yards per attempt and 247 yards.

The only brief sad-trombone moment for Prescott came when he threw his first career interception. But that didn’t last long, because a record was finally cemented:

Dak Prescott has thrown his 1st career INT. Streak of 176 pass att. w/out INT is longest in NFL history to start career (via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/iE0h2ZNw3e

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 16, 2016

Most of all, this was a win that gave the Cowboys their answer to the best problem any team can have.

They had been wrestling with a list of questions tied to their short-term future at quarterback. The long-term future has been laughably clear for quite some time now. But what should those who make decisions at Jerryworld do once Tony Romo is healthy? Is there an obligation to hand the ball back to Romo out of principle, honoring the notion that star players don’t lose their job due to injury?

No, the only sacred obligation is to win football games and give Dallas its best chance to celebrate a Super Bowl win, something the city hasn’t done since 1995. It’s …

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