Dak Prescott joins 3 Hall of Fame QBs in exclusive club with win over Steelers

Dak Prescott improved to 27-11 in prime-time games with the Cowboys' Week 5 win over the Steelers, putting him in elite company.
Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott attempts a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers
Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott attempts a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers / Lauren Leigh Bacho/GettyImages
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Following a nearly 90-minute weather delay at Acrisure Stadium, Dak Prescott had an up-and-down performance in the Dallas Cowboys' Week 5 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football.

For just the second time in his career, the three-time Pro Bowler committed two red-zone turnovers in the same game, first fumbling the football after taking a sack at the end of the first quarter and then throwing an interception on a pass intended for CeeDee Lamb with less than a minute remaining before halftime.

Luckily for Dallas, neither of these turnovers resulted in Pittsburgh points, but Prescott's fourth-quarter pick did, as the Steelers scored a touchdown on the ensuing possession to take a 17-13 lead.

But Dak didn't let his mistakes get to him, and he calmly led the Cowboys on a 15-play, 70-yard drive over the next 4:36 that culminated with a four-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert with just 20 ticks left on the game clock.

Pittsburgh attempted a little pitchy-pitchy-woo-woo as time expired but to no avail, giving the Cowboys a much-needed 20-17 victory.

Sunday night marked Prescott's 38th start in a prime-time game, and with the win, he improved his record in such contests to 27-11, giving him a .711 winning percentage.

As such, he's just the fourth quarterback in NFL history with a winning percentage above .700 in prime-time games, and the exclusive club he joined is currently occupied by only three others, all of whom are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Dak Prescott is one of just four NFL QBs with a prime-time winning percentage higher than .700

At .711, Prescott joins an elite club of QBs that includes only Steve Young (23-7, .767), Joe Montana (22-8, .733), and Peyton Manning (47-18, .723). That's some pretty nice company to be among for anyone.

What's wild is that Prescott may not be the only one to join the club in Week 5, as Patrick Mahomes could join this list as well if he leads the Kansas City Chiefs to victory over the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.

Mahomes is currently 23-10 in prime-time games, giving him a winning percentage of .697, which would jump to .706 if he can pick up win No. 24 on Monday night.

As for Dak, he'll get a few more chances to up his mark this season, as the Cowboys currently have four remaining prime-time games on their schedule.

Dallas is back on Sunday Night Football in Week 8 with a road matchup against the rival San Francisco 49ers. They'll then have two Monday nighters at home in a four-week stretch, first facing the Houston Texans in Week 11 and then the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14.

The Cowboys are back on Sunday night on December 22 for a Week 16 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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