The Dallas Cowboys are already staring down a dismal 2-4 record, and quarterback Dak Prescott isn’t sugar-coating it. He described the team’s mindset as “determined, and I would hope urgent” heading into their Week 7 showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles. This isn’t just talk either, because Prescott knows time is running out.
“We’ve Got To Go Win”: The Hard Truth For A Struggling Dallas Team
Prescott pulled no punches when talking about the hole the Cowboys have dug themselves. “We can only say we’ve got a lot of games in front of us for so long. Might be already past us, right? We’ve got to go win,” he said. He’s absolutely right. You can’t keep dropping games, especially when you didn’t expect to lose them, and still talk about being a winning team or a playoff team. Dallas has lost three of their last four contests, and that kind of slide demands immediate action. Prescott made it clear: it’s “urgent, urgent to get it done now.” There’s no more waiting for things to turn around on their own.
The Numbers Are Ugly, But There’s A Glimmer In The NFC East Chaos
The biggest culprit in Dallas’s early struggles has to be their defense, and the stats back it up. They’re giving up at least 28 points in three of their six games, which is just brutal. Even worse, they’re letting opponents rack up an average of 382.5 total yards per game, a number that ranks them an abysmal No. 30 in the entire NFL. That’s a huge problem. Meanwhile, Prescott, through six starts, has completed 66.3 percent of his throws for 1,639 yards, 10 touchdowns, and five interceptions. He’s doing what he can, but you can’t win when the defense is leaking like a sieve.
Here’s the wild part, and where that urgency really comes into play: despite being 2-4, the Cowboys can still absolutely turn this thing around and contend in the NFC East. Why? Because the division is an absolute mess right now. The New York Giants are technically atop the standings at 3-2-1, but they’re about to roll out J.J. McCarthy as their *third* starting quarterback this year. And the Eagles? They’re tied with Dallas at 2-4, and they just lost Jalen Hurts for the rest of the year due to a blood clot diagnosis. This isn’t a division that’s running away from anyone.
This Monday night game against the Eagles is massive. Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET, and it’s not just another game for Dallas. It’s a chance to stop the bleeding, gain ground in a wide-open NFC East, and prove that Prescott’s “urgent” call wasn’t just talk. It’s time to see if they can actually go win, like he said.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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