Why not the Dallas Cowboys in Houston for Super Bowl 51?

Then there’s the quarterback spot. It took a few weird (almost improbable) steps to land Dak Prescott, but here he is heading into Week 8 with a football in his right hand and the NFL world in the other.

The weird steps that sprung Prescott to where he is today? I’m talking about passing over Johnny Manziel in 2013, which turned out to be Zack Martin, a possible Hall of Fame talent at this stage.

In 2015, quarterbacks Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel were dead on arrival. Dallas went for Paxton Lynch in the 2016 first round NFL Draft, but the price was too high, despite the very hungry stomachs in the front office.

The Cowboys didn’t get a chance to grab Nick Foles in this offseason, who chose the Kansas City Chiefs and his former coach, Andy Read, instead.

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The Dallas Cowboys settled for Dak Prescott, a fourth rounder out of Mississippi State. Analysts were wary of his abilities.

They said he was hit a lot. That he took a pounding during his college football days. They said his accuracy dropped on his medium and long throws. They said he lacked poised in the pocket after he felt pressure.

His footwork was a mess. A big mess. Everyone thought he needed more time to fine tune his flaws. That’s basically saying one is designated for the bench.

The Cowboys settled for Prescott. They settled for a 5-1 start without starters Dez Bryant or Orlando Scandrick or Tony Romo. Dallas settled for a quarterback shooting for nearly a 70 percent completion percentage in six games, with seven touchdowns to one interception. He has a 103.9 quarterback rating and a 84.1 QBR. He also has three rushing scores.

With the Minnesota Vikings (5-1) losing last week against the Eagles (4-2), and the Seattle Seahawks (4-1-1) looking very beatable these days, you got to wonder if these super Dallas Cowboys are the beast in the NFC.