Dak Prescott’s Sunday night in Green Bay looked nothing like the start he gave the Cowboys this season.
Through the first four weeks of the 2026 NFL regular season, Prescott was playing at a level that put him among the NFL’s best quarterbacks, and Dallas’ offense was rolling right alongside him. That kind of production mattered because the Cowboys’ defense was in rough shape from the jump, leaving Prescott to carry a heavy load just to get the team to 2-2.
The last two weeks have told a different story. Christian Parker’s defense hasn’t turned into a world-beater, but it has at least given Dallas a chance to win.
That was true in Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football, and it was true again on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers, even in a 23-13 loss. The problem was that Prescott and the offense didn’t answer.
Against Tampa Bay, we gave him a “C+.” Against the Packers, the performance slipped to a straight “D.”
Dak Prescott deserves a 'D' grade for his performance vs. the Packers
With the Cowboys’ ground game in terrible shape, Prescott was put in an almost impossible spot at Lambeau Field. He attempted 54 passes, his most since he threw 60 times against the same Packers in the Wild Card Round of the 2023 postseason, another loss.
The volume wasn’t the issue by itself. Prescott completed 63.0 percent of those throws, a bounce back from the season-low 57.1 percent he posted against Tampa Bay.
But the efficiency simply wasn’t there. He averaged just 4.8 yards per attempt, the first time he has dipped below five yards per throw since he averaged 3.9 against the Buffalo Bills in December 2023.
Green Bay was blitzing him all night, which naturally puts heat on the offensive line. Still, this is Prescott’s 11th season.
He’s seen pressure before. The bigger issue was that he didn’t make the key throws when Dallas needed them most.
The first turning point came after Dee Winters intercepted Jordan Love late in the first quarter and gave Dallas the ball at the Packers’ 42-yard line. Prescott started the drive well enough, hitting Tyler Goodson for 9 yards on the first play and then finding CeeDee Lamb for 16 yards two snaps later.
Then came the mistake. A few plays later, Prescott forced a throw over the middle to Lamb and clearly didn’t account for Evan Williams dropping down from the line into coverage.
Williams stepped in front of the pass for the interception, and the drive was over. Green Bay turned that takeaway into a field goal and a 10-0 lead.
His second interception didn’t wind up on his record. Lamb fell just as the ball arrived, which made the play impossible to salvage. Even so, Green Bay cashed in and extended the lead to 17-0 with a touchdown.
Prescott also threw another interception in the fourth quarter, when Carrington Valentine picked off a pass intended for Jonathan Mingo. That play was wiped out by a roughing-the-passer penalty on Lukas Van Ness, a call the source describes as bogus. But the Cowboys still got nothing out of the reprieve, eventually stalling out on downs.
The one bit of good fortune for Dallas was that both the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles lost as well, with the Giants falling to the New Orleans Saints and the Eagles dropping to the Carolina Panthers. That left the Cowboys at 2-4 and still in the mix in the woeful NFC East.
Even so, Prescott’s night ended with a season-worst 65.2 passer rating, and if he and the offense don’t find their rhythm again soon, Dallas could wind up as the worst team in the worst division in football.
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