The Dallas Cowboys were so close to a win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday that they could taste it. Alas, in a game where mere inches make the difference, Dak Prescott and the offense fell short. Prescott, who literally came up short on a two-point conversion attempt that would have made the game a three-point decision, took the brunt of the criticism for the loss. However, according to star edge rusher Micah Parsons, the Cowboys QB “outplayed everyone.”
The defensive leader passionately defended the quarterback after the 28-23 loss on Sunday.
“Dak is a freaking warrior,” Parsons said, via Jon Machota. “That’s Dak mother------- Prescott, bro. He’s a dog. He’s a warrior. I have an unbelievable amount of confidence in him. I felt he had a great game. People need to put more respect on him. He outplayed everyone today.”
Though the Cowboys couldn’t grab the win, Prescott had a season-high day against Philadelphia. He threw for 374 passing yards with three touchdowns while throwing no interceptions and taking five sacks. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had a career day with 191 yards on 11 receptions. Second-year tight end Jake Ferguson also had the most productive game of his career yet with 91 yards on seven receptions and one touchdown catch.
Prescott: ‘It’s a game of inches’
The Cowboys looked like they were going to capitalize off of several mistakes by the Eagles in the fourth quarter but the game ended on a pass from Prescott to rookie tight end Luke Schoonmaker who went down just shy of the end line.
As the refs opted not to call defensive pass interference on the play, Dallas’ comeback effort failed.
“It’s a game of inches,” Prescott said in his post-game press conference. “That’s why you’ve gotta love this game: it’s tough to win. We fought our asses off. Great NFC East matchup, and they came out with it tonight. An inch or two on one of those few plays and we’d be talking about a different outcome. They got this one. It sucks, and we’ll take it and move forward and use the fight, a lot of the success — a lot of good things came out of this despite the loss.
“… It sucks at the moment but a lot of good we can take from this and use going forward.”
The Cowboys are now 5-3 on the season, which is two and a half games back from the Eagles who control the division at 8-1. Dallas doesn’t get a break from divisional action, welcoming the New York Giants to AT&T Stadium for Week 10. After that, they’ll travel to Carolina to face the Panthers before hosting the Commanders for Thanksgiving Day.
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