Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott went OFF on a car service driver Thursday night, right after his team coughed up a 24-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The entire tense exchange, caught on video inside AT&T Stadium, has gone totally viral, adding even more heat to an already disappointing start for Dallas.
“Embarrassing” and the Viral Fallout
The whole thing kicked off as Prescott was walking toward the locker room. Someone off-camera shouted out, calling the Cowboys’ performance “embarrassing.” Dak glanced back, kept moving, but when the guy apparently repeated the criticism once Prescott had turned away, that’s when it boiled over. You could hear the person say, “He heard me.” Then, Prescott spun around, looked right at him, and shot back, “You say that once I look off, huh? Tough guy … get his (expletive) out of here.” He even pointed the guy out to a Cowboys staffer. Talk about a gut punch moment for a team already struggling. The video exploded online almost instantly.
Two Interceptions and No Answers
This blow-up didn’t come out of nowhere, you know? It happened after a brutal 24-16 defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team that, get this, was previously winless! Can you even believe it? That loss dropped the Cowboys to a rough 2-3 record, and it handed Tampa Bay their very first victory of the season. Prescott’s stats from the game don’t paint a pretty picture either: 24 of 42 passes for 316 yards, a single touchdown, but also a killer two interceptions. After the game, Prescott actually addressed the confrontation. He admitted the criticism might have been warranted, saying, “Yeah. I mean, not that they’re not wrong.” But what really got him was the way the driver delivered it, apparently looking away after making the remark. Dak’s take? “Feel free to speak your mind, just speak it. Don’t coward away from the reaction that you’re going to get.” It was later confirmed the person was a driver for a third-party car service contractor, not a Cowboys employee.
What’s Next for Dallas?
The Cowboys are now sitting at 2-3, facing some serious questions about their performance after that embarrassing loss to a winless Bucs squad. They’ve got to find a way to bounce back fast. Their next chance to prove themselves is coming up on October 18, when they head on the road to visit the Green Bay Packers. This team desperately needs a win to turn things around, and all eyes will be on Prescott.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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