(AP) — FRISCO Texas When the Dallas Cowboys quarterback was featured on the video board at a postseason baseball game in October not long before the Texas Rangers won the World Series, a few spectators booed.
The Cowboys had recently won a close game against the Los Angeles Chargers, but the mixed reaction at the ALCS was more reminiscent of the franchise-shaking blowout loss in San Francisco a week earlier.
Prescott takes pride in remaining the same man and leader no matter what happens in one of the most divisive positions in sports: starting quarterback for the Cowboys.He acknowledges that his commitment has rarely been challenged as much as it did in the aftermath of that 42-10 loss to the Niners, who have knocked Dallas out of the playoffs each of the last two seasons while the storied organization has gone 27 years without ever reaching an NFC championship game.
I’m up for any test, so yeah I understand that it was a test and that’s how I look at it,” Prescott, who tied his career high with three interceptions in one of the worst showings of his eight-year career, said Thursday.
“Challenged myself to be better in many different ways, not just on the field but damn sure on the field and in my game but as well as my preparation and holding other guys accountable to their preparation,” he added. “The weekly process has been better and guys are really dialed into the process.”
It’s time for another test in another big game, with the Cowboys (5-2) set for a visit Sunday to NFC East rival and division-leading Philadelphia (7-1), the defending NFC champ and the NFL’s only seven-win team.
Fans and experts are divided on whether Prescott is the perfect player to lead Dallas into the divisional round of the playoffs for the first time since the franchise’s fifth Super Bowl win in 1995.
