Todd Archer
ARLINGTON, Texas — By seven video games, it is turn into commonplace for the Dallas Cowboys' offense to do what it desires, when it desires.
In Sunday's 44-22 win in opposition to the Washington Commanders, it was one other three-touchdown efficiency for Dak Prescott. He now has 13 landing passes and no interceptions in his previous 4 video games.
It was one other 100-yard effort, together with a 74-yard landing reception, for Professional Bowl broad receiver CeeDee Lamb, who missed three video games with a excessive left ankle sprain. It was one other large recreation for George Pickens, who averaged 20.5 yards per catch however noticed his streak of video games with a landing catch finish at 5. It was one other recreation with a landing catch for tight finish Jake Ferguson, his fourth straight. It was one other recreation for Javonte Williams with 100 yards dashing and a dashing landing, his sixth on the season.
The Cowboys have performed three video games at AT&T Stadium this season and have scored a minimum of 40 factors in all three. The final time that occurred within the first three residence video games of a season was in 1973.
“Who is aware of what we are able to accomplish?” Prescott mentioned. “Like, the sky is the restrict.”
The Cowboys had been near complete offensively for the primary time since Week 3, when Lamb and proper guard Tyler Booker suffered excessive ankle sprains. The one starter lacking Sunday was heart Cooper Beebe, who suffered a damaged bone in his foot in Week 2 and is nearing a return.
“That is the very best one I have been on, and I have been on some nice ones,” Lamb mentioned of the Cowboys' offense. “The way in which we transfer round, the items and these gamers and everyone is aware of the place we're going. We will line up quick. It is robust.”
Sunday was the fourth time the Cowboys gained greater than 400 yards this season, selecting up 409. No offense has extra 400-yard video games. It was the second time that they had a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver. It was the fourth time they transformed touchdowns on a minimum of 75% of their purple zone drives. It was the fourth time they transformed all of their goal-to-go alternatives with touchdowns.
Prescott, in his tenth yr because the starter, is not positive if he has had extra enjoyable directing an offense.
“To not knock every other group that I have been part of, however the chemistry, the camaraderie, the trash speaking, the feelings and passions of this unit, it is there as a lot as I've ever seen it,” Prescott mentioned. “Positive, we have got some youth that is most likely an enormous a part of it. However we have got guys who simply work their tails off every single day, and I say it on a regular basis — confidence is earned. Like, you do not simply get up and say, ‘Yeah I do know, I can do that.' No, no, you gotta go try this. Show it to your self, and you then be ok with speaking about it and strolling the stroll.”
Prescott grew to become the sixth quarterback in NFL historical past with 4 straight video games with a minimum of three landing passes and no interceptions. Russell Wilson holds the NFL file with 5 straight in 2015.
Prescott, now 7-0 at AT&T Stadium in opposition to the Commanders, grew to become the one quarterback since 1933 to throw 20 landing passes and no interceptions at residence in opposition to a single opponent. Tom Brady had 18 landing passes and no picks in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“, I am not making an attempt to not make an enormous deal about he is enjoying nice,” coach Brian Schottenheimer mentioned, “however that is what we anticipate from Dak, and he is obtained unbelievable weapons.”
And he is aware of it, particularly with Lamb and Pickens.
“These are two dudes and the opposite guys are as nicely,” Prescott mentioned. “My level is wherever the ball goes, I am assured when it leaves my arms that it may be caught and a play goes to be made.”
Maybe most telling is regardless of the excessive scoring and variety of yards, no person on offense is stunned.
“We're doing what we anticipate to do each Sunday,” Professional Bowl left guard Tyler Smith mentioned. “That is all the time the usual.”
