The Dallas Cowboys are preparing for a Monday night playoff game against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Mike McCarthy’s future as head coach in Dallas might hinge on the outcome of this game, and there is always a lot of pressure on anybody in the Cowboys organization.
The Cowboys finished with a 12-5 record and had a chance late in the season to win the NFC East, but the Philadelphia Eagles proved to be too good.
However, there is one cause for concern, and it involves quarterback Dak Prescott.
#Cowboys Dak Prescott and #Texans Davis Mills led the NFL with 15 INTs.
Mills played 15 games.
Dak played 12 games.
Prescott is the first QB in NFL history to lead the league in INTs despite missing 5+ games. pic.twitter.com/B555rePMG9
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 10, 2023
Prescott struggled to protect the ball this season and finished tied for the NFL lead in interceptions with 15.
Davis Mills, the Houston Texans QB, also had 15, although Mills played in three more games than Prescott.
Prescott played in just 12 games this year, throwing for 2,860 yards with 23 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, and that number is shocking for the Cowboys.
In Prescott’s last 33 games, he has thrown 29 interceptions, so that should be a huge red flag for a QB that is making $40 million per year and has failed to deliver on playoff expectations time and time again.
The Buccaneers finished the year 8-9 as Brady and his team struggled for much of the year on offense, so the Cowboys should have a pretty good chance to win the game and move on to the next round.
But Prescott needs to take care of the ball, especially with one of the greatest QBs of all time on the other sideline.
If Prescott struggles, it could be a long offseason in Dallas.
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