Dak Prescott isn’t pretending the Cowboys’ recent run against the 49ers doesn’t exist. He knows exactly what’s been there, and he made that clear on Thursday when asked about Dallas’ four-game losing streak against San Francisco, a stretch that includes two playoff defeats.
Still, Prescott pushed back on the idea that the past should hang over the whole locker room. Dallas gets another shot Sunday, and the quarterback framed it as a chance for the Cowboys to handle their own business against one of the league’s hottest teams.
“I want to beat them absolutely. And I’m not naive to what has happened or my history against them," Prescott said, via team insider Jon Machota of The Athletic. "But to put that on the rest of these guys or put that on the locker room, I think that’s stupid.
“This is about us going in and getting a win. And us trying to win this game and get some momentum going and get back-to-back wins for the first time this season and build off of that.
So, what a great opportunity to get to do it against a 7-1 team. It just so happens that it be the Niners."
Prescott kept the same tone when he circled back to the matchup, stressing that the Cowboys have a job to do regardless of the opponent’s record or the history between the teams.
“Obviously I want to get a win and everybody in this building does for a bunch of different reasons," he continued. "But at the end of the day, it’s a 7-1 team coming in here and we’ve got an opportunity to beat them. We’ve got to go do everything we can to get that done.”
Dallas enters Week 10 at 4-5 after a season that has already included its share of frustration. The Cowboys let a fourth quarter lead slip away against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 8, then narrowly escaped with a win over the rebuilding Indianapolis Colts in Week 9.
The next test comes Sunday, when the 49ers visit AT&T Stadium for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff.
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