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Dak Prescott had a turnover-prone season, despite the fact that the Dallas Cowboys confirmed how explosive the offense is when he is at quarterback. The Cowboys have averaged 32.5 factors per recreation since Prescott returned to the beginning lineup in Week 7, but Prescott has turned the ball over greater than any quarterback within the league.
Prescott tied Davis Mills for the league lead in interceptions with 15, making some historical past within the course of. Prescott is the primary quarterback to steer (or co-lead) the league in interceptions regardless of lacking five-plus video games. Norm Snead (1973), Jake Plummer (1999), and Carson Wentz (2020) beforehand head the doubtful mark — lacking 4 video games whereas main the league in interceptions.
“We’ve acquired the fitting guys on this locker room [that] perceive no person performed their finest ball, easy as that,” Prescott mentioned, through the Cowboys web site. “It begins with myself — being accountable for what you set on the market, what you probably did. From that it is about understanding that is not who we’re after which shifting on and realizing what we have got forward of us: one play at a time, one recreation at a time.”
Prescott had 14 interceptions in his final 11 video games, which simply was the league lead. His 17 giveaways is one other trigger for concern, regardless of how explosive the Cowboys offense has been.
Dallas is 8-4 since Prescott returned to the lineup, with Prescott finishing 67.7% of his passes for two,726 yards with 23 touchdowns to go together with his 14 interceptions. The 94.6 passer score is ninth within the NFL throughout that span for quarterbacks which have thrown over 200 passes.
Prescott had an interception fee of three.8%, which additionally led the league. Sunday’s efficiency was not one both, as Prescott completed 14 of 37 for 128 yards with a landing and an interception — for a season-low 45.8 score.
Those 15 interceptions return to zero for the playoffs. The turnovers nonetheless reel in Prescott’s head, an enormous motive why the Cowboys have been 2-2 on their final 4 video games.
“It stinks. I’ve acquired to get higher at it,” Prescott mentioned. “This will not proceed.”
