T.J. Ward isn’t interested in the Cowboys’ offensive fireworks unless they lead somewhere that matters.
The former Broncos safety took aim at Dak Prescott’s talk of Dallas becoming the “Greatest Offense There Is” during an appearance on the “Speakeasy” show on Wednesday, and Ward made it clear he’s not impressed by style points alone.
“Who cares? Hey, Dak, we don't care.
Are you going to make the playoffs?” Ward said.
“You have to win some games, dang. That's what we care about here.
And if you're not winning games, we don't care about how good your offense is.”
Ward kept going, pointing to the one standard that matters in the end.
“Last time I checked, the greatest offense that I've seen and we've seen ended up in the last game of the season. So if you want to consider yourself one of the greatest offense, I don't care what the numbers say. Get to the Super Bowl.”
Prescott and the Cowboys have put up plenty of points lately. After managing only 20 in their regular-season opener against the Giants, Dallas has averaged 34 points over its last three games.
The Cowboys are 2-2, tied with the Eagles and sitting behind the 3-1 New York Giants in the NFC East. Even with the scoring surge, Dallas still hasn’t reached an NFC Championship Game in three decades.
Through four games, Prescott has been efficient and productive, completing 105 of 150 passes for 1,065 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception.
He also showed the kind of late-game poise Dallas needed on Sunday after a frustrating Week 3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Against the Houston Texans, Prescott led a game-winning drive that covered 74 yards in 11 plays and took just 1:43 off the clock before ending with a 12-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb.
After the win, Prescott spoke about what it meant to get back in the column.
“There’s nothing like winning,” Prescott told reporters. “I want to say it fixes all the problems, but it doesn’t. It makes you feel good at least for a day or so.”
He also pointed to the Cowboys’ preparation, communication and trust as key reasons they were able to finish the job. And after the offense settled for a field goal in a crucial red-zone chance against Baltimore, Prescott was pleased to see Dallas respond when the moment called for it most against Houston.
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