Dak Prescott’s latest milestone in a Cowboys uniform came with another reminder that his influence reaches far past the stat sheet.
Dallas got into the win column in Week 2, taking down the division-rival Washington Commanders in the home opener at AT&T Stadium. Prescott did his part on the field, moving ahead of Tony Romo for the most passing touchdowns in Cowboys history. It was another entry in the record book for a quarterback who keeps stacking them.
But after the game, the conversation around Prescott wasn’t really about numbers. It was about the way he shows up for the people around him.
That was especially clear when tight end Jake Ferguson was asked about Prescott’s impact. Ferguson could have pointed to the record-setting night, but instead he talked about what Prescott meant to him during a difficult offseason. Ferguson lost his father-in-law, and he said Prescott was there for him when it mattered.
"The man he is, he's a role model for everyone," Ferguson said. "How he carries himself, how he treats people - and I’m not talking about the football player, I’m talking about the man.
The father he is, it’s unbelievable. It’s who you strive to be.
He inspires me. He's been there for a lot of hard times for me.
I lost my stepfather in camp, and he pulled me out of a meeting and got me together. He's a special man."
That kind of support is a theme that keeps coming up whenever Cowboys players talk about Prescott. He’s not just the guy running the offense. He’s the one teammates lean on when life gets heavy.
The connection matters on Sundays, too. Ferguson caught the touchdown that tied Prescott with Romo for the franchise lead in passing touchdowns, and Prescott said he had a feeling it was coming before the snap.
“I felt like that was the touchdown to tie [the record],” Prescott said, via the Star-Telegram. “I literally in my head said, ‘Thank you, God’ before I even snapped the ball, and it happened.”
With one win in the books, Dallas now turns to Week 3 and a trip to Rio de Janeiro to face the Baltimore Ravens.
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