Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott gives his blunt take on the Cowboys’ chances to make the wild-card playoffs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are heading into a high-profile Monday Night Football game against the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0with a\u00a05-7 record. As of late, the Cowboys have been on a run, winning their last two games and sparking hopes of making it to the wild-card playoffs.<\/p>\n
Cowboys quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0is\u00a0sidelined with an injury\u00a0for the remainder of the season, but he\u2019s still talking his team up from the bench.<\/p>\n
When asked about the Cowboys\u2019 chances to make the playoffs, Prescott didn\u2019t hesitate to give his full take on the matter.<\/p>\n
Dak Prescott Believes in the Dallas Cowboys<\/h2>\n
Speaking in an interview with Anne Erickson of Heavy Sports, Prescott delivered a\u00a0strong statement\u00a0when asked if the Cowboys could make the playoffs this season: \u201cYeah. For sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m never doubting our guys,\u201d\u00a0he added. \u201cUnderstand that we\u2019ve got \u2013 the schedule we\u2019ve got is kind of laying up for us to make a great run. We\u2019ve already, as you\u2019ve said, taken two (games) and got the momentum going. We\u2019ve got a Monday night game against the Bengals, whose record is not any better, and then Tampa Bay, so those are two more. If we\u2019re able to capture those, get those two wins, we\u2019ll get back in the division play. Being able to really control our own destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prescott also emphasized that the Cowboys need to take things one day at a time,\u00a0stating, \u201cWe\u2019re looking at the playoff picture, so I think what\u2019s important is taking it game by game, understanding that you have to play out every game, and the records don\u2019t matter. Whether it\u2019s ours \u2026 or somebody\u2019s else\u2019s that is good, they\u2019ve got to show up and they\u2019ve got to play you.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Prescott mentioned, the\u00a0Cowboys\u2019 next game\u00a0is against the Bengals on Monday, December 9, followed by the\u00a0Panthers, Buccaneers,\u00a0Eagles\u00a0and, on January 5, 2025,\u00a0Commanders to close out the regular season.<\/p>\n
Dak Prescott Gives Back with Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Holiday Campaign<\/h2>\n
Prescott also spoke about his holiday charity campaign with\u00a0Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods, which features fellow sports icons Simone Biles, Chris Paul and Quinn Ewers.<\/p>\n
For the holiday campaign,\u00a0Prescott decorated the Dallas-area Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods store in\u00a0Denton\u00a0with a ton of decorations that had a Cowboys theme. For doing the campaign, Prescott, along with each athlete involved, will get a\u00a0$100,000\u00a0Sports Matter grant to award to a local youth sports organization, or organizations, of their choosing through the\u00a0Sports Matter program. Prescott says he\u2019s giving his to a Dallas-area charity or program.<\/p>\n
When asked in the same interview why he wanted to get involved with the Dick\u2019s campaign,\u00a0Prescott said, \u201cBeing able to give back to our youth and charity with the sports Sports Matter grant. That was huge, and honestly, Dick\u2019s, just having a lot of fun being the holiday season. Love decorating. Love getting into the holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that he loves \u201cbeing able to inspire\u201d and \u201cbeing able to give back to the community as we did with the Sports Matter grant, and not only that. For me, it\u2019s the holiday spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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