When you make a throw that Tom Brady calls an “absolute piss missile,” you’re almost certainly going to win his LFG Player of the Game.
That was the case for Dak Prescott on Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback completed 26 of 31 passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns without an interception in their 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders.
The throw that Prescott made that Brady called an “absolute piss missile” came on a 35-yard completion to CeeDee Lamb, dropping a deep pass through a tight window along the sideline. That throw was arguably Prescott’s most impressive of the day, helping Dallas move down the field on a drive to extend its lead back to three scores.
However, Prescott had a pair of more noteworthy passes on Sunday. He tied and later broke Tony Romo’s record for the most touchdown passes thrown by a player in Cowboys history. His 24-yard touchdown pass to Lamb that gave the Cowboys a 37-20 lead was 249th, surpassing Romo’s mark of 248.
Prescott shared nothing but respect for Romo and some other iconic Cowboys quarterbacks, but he also acknowledged that he has more work to do — and he raised the bar for himself.
“It’s a blessing,” Prescott told Brady. “Growing up, being a Cowboys fan and watching Tony [Romo] set the bar — and such as you stated, Troy [Aikman], Roger [Staubach] and a number of the greats which have come earlier than me — I am honored. It is one thing I do not take evenly. Like I instructed you guys within the manufacturing assembly, I am simply getting began. There’s quite a lot of higher issues than information, and I feel information are supposed to be damaged.
“So, I am going to go and attempt to set this one excessive, which makes it more durable for the subsequent man to interrupt. However it’s an enormous honor.”
That record-setting throw exhibits simply how far Prescott has come since he entered the league as a fourth-round choose in 2016. Whereas Prescott had many individuals to thank for the achievement, although, there was one one that was prime of thoughts for him on Sunday: his late mom, Peggy.
“I simply know she can be proud,” Prescott stated. “I do know she’s trying down. I do know she’s celebrating. I am emotional simply interested by it. However it begins together with her. I would not be the person I’m, I would not have the boldness and I would not be resilient if it weren’t for the whole lot she taught me and simply the whole lot God’s put me by. I am tremendous grateful for my Lord and Savior, all the time getting me by the whole lot. Simply making an attempt to be the perfect model of myself every day and giving to the folks and the world one thing to comply with.”
Information apart, Sunday was a much-needed day for the Cowboys. Dallas appeared unimpressive in its Week 1 loss to the New York Giants, and a loss to Washington would’ve put the Cowboys in a foul spot. Their subsequent 5 video games are additionally in opposition to groups that had been projected to go not less than .500 coming into the season.
So, while you add all of that collectively, Prescott was happy with how the Cowboys picked up a decisive victory on Sunday.
“How resilient we’re,” Prescott instructed Brady on what stood out concerning the Cowboys’ efficiency on Sunday. “We understood that we all know who we’re, however we needed to go put it on the market on show. We needed to present the world and we simply needed to bounce again.
“Clearly, we will not begin 0-2, and you’ll’t begin 0-2 within the division. So, simply getting again dwelling, getting again in entrance of our dwelling crowd and getting a win was large for us and our confidence. We will use that as we go to Rio subsequent week and play a superb Ravens workforce.”
