Dak Prescott passes Roger Staubach milestone despite struggle against Packers
It seems that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott likes to hit his milestones at inopportune times.
Last year, he broke Tony Romo’s single-season touchdown record in Week 18 against the Eagles. However, it was hard to celebrate the achievement given how inconsistent of a season Prescott was having. His own GM even admitted he was in a slump just weeks before.
During this Sunday’s frustrating loss to the Green Bay Packers, Prescott reached another major achievement in his career. Early in the contest, No. 4 completed a 21-yard pass to CeeDee Lamb, which did a lot more than just move the chains.
The completion put the 29-year-old at 22,705 passing yards in his career which was five more than legendary Cowboys QB Roger Staubach. Prescott passed the Hall of Famer as the player with the third-most passing yards in franchise history (Staubach has 22,700).
The wildest part about this is that No. 4 completed this feat in far less time. Today marked Prescott’s 89th career game, whereas Staubach played 131 in his entire career. That just goes to show you how important passing is these days, no matter what Jerry Jones has to say about Ezekiel Eliott.
Dak Prescott (22,705) just passed Roger Staubach (22,700) for the third-most passing yards in franchise history.
— Dallas Cowboys Public Relations (@DallasCowboysPR) November 13, 2022
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott passes Roger Staubach in passing history during dismal Week 10 game against Packers
Prescott still has many games to go in his career, but the next passing milestone is a long way away. After going 27 for 46 (a meager 58.7 completion percentage) for 265 yards, the Cowboys QB now has a total of 22,939 yards in his seven seasons.
The person with the No. 2 spot in the record books? Troy Aikman. The Hall of Famer has a whopping 32,942 yards to his name. Tony Romo sits in first with an impressive 34,183 in his NFL career.
The “problem” for Prescott is that he wasn’t really able to relish in this achievement. His team went to Lambeau Field with the expectation of beating a struggling Packers team. Instead, they let Green Bay crawl back from a 14-point deficit to win in overtime.
Prescott didn’t have a great game either. No. 4 started 0 for 4 and led his team to two three-and-outs in a row. His two interceptions (most of the year) led to 14 points for Green Bay and he ended the game with a passer rating of just 78.6.
Instead of getting asked how he feels about climbing the record books after the game, reporters bombarded him with questions about how his team went so wrong in a game they should have won. Hopefully, Prescott can get back to the way he played against Chicago in Week 8 and prove to fans why he deserves to be this franchise’s quarterback.
