Dak Prescott vows eliminated Cowboys won't be 'in this spot' in 2026

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As Cowboys haters relish Dallas missing the postseason for the second consecutive campaign and their 30th straight year falling short of the NFC Championship Game, Dak Prescott made a guarantee for 2026.

“We won’t be back here in this spot,” Prescott said Tuesday, via ESPN.

The 6-8-1 Cowboys prepare for a Christmas Day bout against the Washington Commanders, coming off three consecutive losses to sink their postseason hopes.

“I feel like the last few times I’ve said that were playoff losses,” Prescott added. “Each year has its own troubles. Each year has its own highs, lows, ebbs and flows and everything within it. The importance is controlling what you can … I’m going to do my damnedest, controlling what I can and as you get older, I think having more input, having more say so and being asked more questions from the front office. Maybe there’s a little bit more that I can do, and it’s not physically or me getting better at my game. Maybe it’s speaking up and saying that this will help or I think this can help. Whatever it takes, once again I’m going to do my damnedest and make sure that I’m influencing and encouraging everybody else around me, not just the players, to do the same.”

Prescott was named to his fourth Pro Bowl. He sits second in the NFL with 4,175 passing yards in 2025 (4 yards behind Matthew Stafford). No Cowboys QB has ever led the NFL in passing yards in a season. Prescott leads the NFL with 552 pass attempts and 378 completions (28 passing TDs — third in the NFL).

Despite the Cowboys being out of playoff contention, Prescott has zero desire to sit out the final two tilts.

“Absolutely not, especially on Christmas,” he said, adding that he’d fight coach Brian Schottenheimer if it were suggested he sit out.

“Particularly right now, going into this game, getting a chance to play on Christmas day, first time and also just the fact of being away from my family,” he said. “I’m not trying to be away from my family if I’m not going to get to play this game and get to do something I love at a high level [and] finish a good individual season, I guess you could say, off strong … Fifteen games under the belt, I want to make it 17.”

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