Dak Prescott officially cleared, to start Week 7 against the Lions

Dallas finds itself at 4-2 on the season. It is two games behind the Eagles and one game behind the New York Giants in a suddenly good NFC East heading into Week 7.

The Cowboys have a somewhat favorable schedule with games against the Lions and Bears heading into a Week 9 bye. They then must contend with the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts coming out of the bye. Based on his history, Prescott is the best option to help this team navigate through that difficult stretch.

• Dak Prescott stats (2021): 68.6% completion, 4,449 yards, 37 TD, 10 INT

Prescott’s 2021 performance came after he returned from a devastating ankle injury he suffered the previous season. Dallas’ offense is built around what he does through the air. His return to action shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise given how Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was talking earlier in the week.

“Well, let’s just say this: He’s determined to play. I think he’s, from my perspective, from what I can know and see, I think he’s going to get there. We feel like that physically, he’s at a position that the risk/reward justifies him being out there in terms of any reoccurrence of the injury.”

Jerry Jones on Dak Prescott, via 105.3 The Fan in Dallas

Despite the top-heavy nature of the NFC East, Dallas is still in good position. The question now becomes whether Prescott will be rusty heading into a game against a Detroit Lions defense that is yielding the most points per game (34.0) on the season. He should be just fine.