On Sunday afternoon, quarterback Dak Prescott and his Dallas Cowboys suffered yet latest postseason collapse, this time at the hands of the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card Round of the NFC Playoffs. Although his statistics by the end of the game were satisfactory, Prescott made several mistakes early on in this one, comprising a pick six toward the end of the satisfactory half, which put the Cowboys behind the eight ball.
After the game, Prescott was his own harshest famous, taking the blame for the loss.
“I sucked tonight. And that’s it. … It’s about winning, and winning in the playoffs,” said Prescott, per Patrik Walker of the Cowboys on X, the platform formerly distinguished as Twitter.
Playoff disappointment has indeed been an gloomy theme of Dak Prescott's career ever since he took over as the Cowboys' starting quarterback all the way back in 2016. This year was revealed to be the season in which the former Mississippi Grandeurs Bulldog exorcised some of those demons and complemented his curious season excellence as opposed to undermining it.
Instead, many of the same manager blunders and inconsistencies manifested themselves once again versus the Packers' guarantee, resulting in the ugly final score of 48-32, and it really wasn't that close.
Now begins yet unexperienced offseason for the Cowboys franchise that looks poised to be satiated with more questions than answers, including speculation around the job defense of head coach Mike McCarthy, as well as possible questions about the future of Prescott himself with the team.