If you're tired of articles about which Cowboys passing record Dak Prescott is about to break, you're in luck.
After becoming Dallas' all-time passing touchdowns leader on Sunday, Prescott's name is atop nearly every meaningful list for the franchise. Only one big stone is left for this Cowboy QB Infinity Gauntlet: a Super Bowl victory.
Becoming Cowboys' passing TD leader is just Dak Prescott's latest achievement
With four touchdowns against Washington, Prescott hit 249 career passing TDs and broke Tony Romo's previous team record by one. Prescott moved into second place in 2022, beating Troy Aikman's 165 mark. The top five is rounded out, unsurprisingly, by Danny White (155) and Roger Staubach (153).
Prescott became Dallas' passing yards leader last season, again bumping Romo out of the top spot. He also has the most completions and pass attempts, plus the best completion percentage (67%) of any of the Cowboys' greatest QBs.
Despite all that extra volume, he's also thrown the fewest interceptions of the group. It's no wonder that he has the best career passer rating (98.6) of the five as well, barely topping Romo (97.1)
Outside of postseason accolades, what's left for Prescott to achieve in Dallas? He is still trailing Aikman and Staubach in all-time wins, but only needs two more to pass The Dodger and 11 more to beat Aikman. But Prescott will need a lot of success for the next several years to get past Staubach's incredible 74.5 winning percentage, sitting at just around 59% himself.
For many, nothing else Prescott does matters without Super Bowls
If Dak Prescott plays just a couple more seasons, he'll not only top nearly every meaningful all-time list but also have put considerable distance between himself and the rest of Dallas' Mt. Passmore. By several measures, he'll arguably be the best regular-season QB in team history.
But that simple term, "regular season" could remain the barrier to Prescott's achieving legendary status. Like Romo and Danny White before him, Prescott has failed where Aikman and Staubach succeeded and defined their legacies.
Heck, even White got the Cowboys to the NFC Championship Game three straight years from 1980 to 1982. Tony and Dak can't say that, or anything close to it.
After over 10 years and that all-time number of throws, Prescott's window to complete his resume is certainly closing. Granted, QBs play a lot longer now than they did in Roger and Troy's days. But Dak still starting in Dallas after his current contract expires in 2029, when he's 36 years old, feels far from likely.
Barring remarkable longevity, Prescott may have just three seasons left, including this one, to add that championship jewel. Just one, even if it's not multiple like Staubach or Aikman had, will be enough for the masses. It will end the three-decade drought, the annual embarrassments, and so many things that Cowboys Nation is tired of talking about.
Without it, Dak Prescott will still be an infamous figure in Cowboys history. But like Tony Romo and Danny White before him, he'll forever be remembered the one thing he never achieved rather all the good things that he did.
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