Dak Prescott has spent years climbing the Cowboys’ record book, and after Sunday, he sits on top of another major list.
With four touchdown passes against Washington, Prescott moved to 249 career passing TDs and passed Tony Romo for the most in franchise history. That pushed him even deeper into Dallas lore, where his name already leads the team in passing yards, completions and pass attempts. He also owns the Cowboys’ best completion percentage among the greats at 67%, and he’s done it while throwing the fewest interceptions of the group.
The numbers keep stacking up. Prescott passed Troy Aikman’s 165 career touchdown mark in 2022, and the top five in Cowboys passing touchdowns now includes Danny White with 155 and Roger Staubach with 153. His career passer rating of 98.6 is also the best among that group, just ahead of Romo’s 97.1.
Prescott has also moved into rare company in the wins column, though there’s still work to do there. He trails both Aikman and Staubach in all-time victories, needs two more to move past Romo, and 11 more to surpass Aikman. Staubach’s 74.5 winning percentage remains a much taller mountain, especially with Prescott sitting at about 59%.
Still, the bigger conversation around Prescott has never really been about regular-season volume. It’s about what’s missing. For all the records he has piled up, the one thing that keeps him from joining Aikman and Staubach in the deepest tier of Cowboys quarterback history is the same thing that has defined so many of Dallas’ debates: a Super Bowl victory.
If Prescott stays in Dallas long enough, he could eventually put distance between himself and the rest of the franchise’s quarterback line. But even then, the label that follows him may not change unless he adds that championship.
He’s already done enough in the regular season to make a strong case as the best in team history by several measures. The problem is that “regular season” is still the dividing line.
That gap feels especially important now, with Prescott’s window not looking endless. Quarterbacks last longer in today’s game, but the source of this debate still points to a ticking clock: his current contract expires in 2029, when he’ll be 36, and it feels far from likely that he’ll still be starting in Dallas then. Barring remarkable longevity, he may have just three seasons left, including this one, to add the championship piece.
And that piece matters more than all the passing numbers. One title would be enough for most Cowboys fans.
It would end the drought, stop the annual frustration, and change the way Prescott’s career is remembered. Without it, he’ll remain one of the most productive quarterbacks in franchise history - and one of the most debated.
Like Romo and Danny White before him, he may end up being defined by the one thing he never got done.
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Prescott has long kept his off-field life relatively private, but the latest round of comments has pulled him back into an uncomfortable public conversation. Ramos went further in her remarks by alleging infidelity during their relationship, adding another layer to a split that had already been messy enough without fresh speculation attached to it. [Read more 🡒]
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For Dallas, the timing matters. The Cowboys are already preparing for a tough road matchup, and if Baltimore opts to be cautious with Flowers to keep the injury from getting worse, it would change how the Ravens build their offense around Lamar Jackson and the rest of the receiving group. The final decision still hangs over the week, but this is the kind of opening the Cowboys will be watching closely as kickoff approaches. [Read more 🡒]
Cowboys Already Have One Clear Winner In A Concerning 2027 Trend
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The bigger concern may still be in the trenches, where both the offensive and defensive lines have continued to struggle. For a team trying to build toward a more stable offseason picture, those issues matter just as much as the individual performances around them, because they shape how Dallas will judge its own depth and priorities. With 2027 looming on the horizon for this group, the Cowboys are already seeing which names are helping themselves and which ones still have work to do. [Read more 🡒]