Dak Prescott added another line to his Cowboys résumé on Sunday, and this one puts him alongside a franchise legend.
Dallas answered last week’s painful last-second loss to the Baltimore Ravens with a 34-30 win over the Houston Texans, and Prescott was right at the center of it. He leaned heavily on CeeDee Lamb, who finished with 189 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Prescott went 32 of 45 for 335 yards and a touchdown to Lamb.
The win also moved Prescott into rare company. He tied Roger Staubach for the second-most wins in Cowboys history at 85 apiece. Staubach set that mark years ago before going on to win two Super Bowls and earn a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Prescott is still chasing the top spot on the franchise list. That belongs to Troy Aikman, a three-time Super Bowl winner and Hall of Famer, who finished his Cowboys career with 94 wins. Prescott now needs nine more to tie Aikman and 10 to pass him.
The math gives him a real shot this season, as long as he stays healthy and Dallas keeps stacking wins. The Cowboys are 2-2 after Sunday’s result, and the schedule doesn’t give them much time to settle in. They host the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Oct. 8, before heading into a tougher stretch.
Dallas then goes on the road against the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles before returning home on Nov. 1 to face the Arizona Cardinals. The Packers are 2-2 after a win on Sunday, the Eagles are also 2-2 after losing to the Los Angeles Rams, and the Cardinals dropped to 1-3 with a loss to the New York Giants.
After the win over Houston, Prescott made it clear the focus turns fast.
"We gotta get back tomorrow at it," Prescott said when CBS's Pam Oliver spoke to him after they defeated Houston. "It's gonna be a quick turnaround. Use this momentum, use what we did in the second half, and just keep going."
Tampa Bay is dealing with rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels while Baker Mayfield recovers from a dislocated thumb injury. If Prescott and the Cowboys keep moving the way they did Sunday, the franchise record is suddenly in sight.
The team needs 11 wins this season for Prescott to tie Aikman and 12 for him to become the all-time leader. If it doesn’t happen now, a healthy Prescott would likely have the record in the 2027 NFL season.
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