The Philadelphia Eagles were crowned Super Bowl champions for the second time in eight seasons, and the quarterback of an NFC East rival believes his team could be next.
Dak Prescott voiced his thoughts on the similarities between the Eagles and his Dallas Cowboys, who have failed to reach a conference championship game since the 1995-96 season.
“I feel like we’ve competed with the Eagles and beat them for the most part when we’ve played them,” Prescott said while acting as an honorary chairman for the Children’s Cancer Fund’s gala. “I don’t want to say, ‘Check the record,’ when the other guy is holding the trophy, right? So credit to them.
“They’ve earned it, and they deserve it by all means. But, yeah, (we’re) very close.”
Prescott is 9-4 in head-to-head matchups against the Eagles over the years, all in the regular season. With a 2-5 career playoff record, though, Prescott has never advanced beyond the divisional round.
Another NFC East quarterback, rookie Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders, won his first two playoff starts before losing in the conference title game to the eventual champions.
“Especially even watching the NFC championship and those two teams (the Eagles and Commanders) — teams that we battle against each and every year a couple of times,” Prescott said, “… (I) feel confident that we’ve gotten the better part each and every time. But just seeing such a dominating fashion (from the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs), credit to them.
“It’s our turn and it’s on us.”
Prescott played just eight games for the Cowboys (7-10) in 2024 before sustaining a season-ending right hamstring injury that required surgery. With 11 touchdown passes and eight interceptions, Prescott was on pace for one of his worst statistical seasons.
When the 2025 NFL campaign kicks off, Prescott will play for his third head coach with the Cowboys. Brian Schottenheimer — the team’s offensive coordinator for the past two season — will take over from the departed Mike McCarthy, who held the role since 2020.
“Super excited for him,” Prescott said of the new bench boss. “Obviously, I’ve worked with him the last couple of years, understanding the type of man he is, the way that he approaches the game. I think the best way to exemplify that is he is the son of a legendary coach. He’s not going to take anything about this game lightly. He enjoys the work in it, kind of old-fashioned.”
–Field Level Media
