Prescott unfazed by MVP chants after latest gem

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- As Dak Prescott was moving disconnected the tract astatine MetLife Stadium pursuing the Dallas Cowboys' 37-22 triumph against the New York Jets, a ample fig of fans started chanting, "MVP, MVP, MVP."

"I mean, my ears work," Prescott said, "so I heard it, but I didn't perceive it. It's Week 5. I don't care. I don't attraction if it was Week 17. I've told y'all what I privation to win, the squad goals. Right now, the occurrence and the continued occurrence is going to happen, (and) it's conscionable a beneficiary of each the guys successful that locker room."

Prescott completed 18-of-29 passes for 237 yards with 4 touchdowns and nary interceptions. It was his 12 crippled with astatine slightest 4 touchdown passes, gathering connected his franchise record. Three of the TDs came against the Jets' blitz, giving him 5 connected the play erstwhile teams bringing other walk rushers.

"Look, I deliberation we're spoiled," Dallas manager Brian Schottenheimer said. "I deliberation he's 1 of the champion players successful the league. He's surely 1 of the champion teammates and leaders retired determination that I've ever been around. The guys judge successful him. He's playing with a ton of assurance close now."

Prescott was the runner-up for NFL MVP successful 2023 to Baltimore Ravens backmost Lamar Jackson. Prescott threw for 4,516 yards with 36 touchdown passes and 9 interceptions that season. The Cowboys finished 12-5 for the 3rd consecutive twelvemonth but were bushed successful the playoffs by the Green Bay Packers.

Last year, Prescott's play was chopped to conscionable 8 games due to the fact that of a hamstring avulsion that required surgery. He finished the play with 11 touchdown passes and 8 interceptions.

He's started 2025 looking similar helium did successful 2023.

"He's blistery close now," said moving backmost Javonte Williams, who had a career-high 135 rushing yards and scored 2 touchdowns against the Jets. "I mean conscionable the mode helium works passim the week, the mode helium prepared, I consciousness similar it's each conscionable paying disconnected for him."

Sunday's show came with 4 missing violative linemen owed to injury. Left defender Tyler Smith was progressive for the game, but did not play a drawback due to the fact that of knee, ankle and hep issues. Left tackle Tyler Guyton (concussion) missed his archetypal crippled of the season, halfway Cooper Beebe (foot) missed his 3rd consecutive and close defender Tyler Booker (ankle) missed his 2nd straight.

Nate Thomas made the archetypal commencement of his career, filling successful for Guyton. Hakeem Adeniji made his archetypal commencement with the Cowboys astatine near guard, splitting clip with Trevor Keegan. Brock Hoffman started his 3rd consecutive crippled astatine center. And Read Entire Article