Dak Prescott didn’t sugarcoat what happened Thursday night at AT&T Stadium.
After the Cowboys dropped a 24-16 decision to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a game Dallas was heavily favored to win, Prescott was blunt about the missed opportunity. The Buccaneers picked up their first win after an 0-4 start, while Dallas slipped to 2-3 overall and 1-2 at home.
Dallas still had a late opening to steal it back. But with a minute left, Prescott’s throw to Jake Ferguson was picked off by Alex Anzalone, ending the comeback bid.
In his postgame comments, Prescott gave Tampa Bay its due, but he also made clear how much the loss stung, as reported by the Dallas Morning News' Joseph Hoyt.
“We were definitely supposed to win this game,” said Prescott. “This sucks, and right up there close to embarrassing, but I wouldn't say that.”
Prescott finished 24-of-42 for 316 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He kept Dallas alive in the fourth quarter by helping engineer a 99-yard drive, capped by a 13-yard touchdown connection with George Pickens.
The Cowboys entered the season with plenty of buzz, but they’ve been inconsistent on both sides of the ball, even as coach Brian Schottenheimer has repeatedly urged the team to clean up its issues.
“I didn’t plan on being 2-3. Disappointed by that for sure.
But we're just getting started. There's a lot of football left, and we’re gonna play better.
We know that,” said Schottenheimer, as quoted by the Associated Press' Schulyer Dixon.
Prescott, who signed a four-year, $420 million contract extension in 2024, also addressed the hand injury he suffered against the Houston Texans in Week 4, saying it was not a concern.
Dallas heads to Green Bay next for a Week 6 matchup with the Packers.
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