If you’re into that kind of thing, Dak Prescott, who played under close scrutiny for the final two years of his career, is rated as the highest-rated quarterback by Pro Football Focus going into Week 11.
The quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys is ranked fourth in the NFL by the NFL Passer Rating, above guys like Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City, Lamar Jackson of Baltimore, and Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers.
That is not to say that you would prefer Prescott to any of those players, though. Mehmets? Without a doubt not. Herbert or Jackson? Perhaps, perhaps not.
Whoever calculates the passer rating is just using a metric to identify players who are performing well. And Prescott is playing the best football of his career by whatever metric critics choose to employ.
Prescott has completed 70.7 percent of his passes in the previous five games. With 14 touchdowns, two interceptions, and an average passing yardage of 308.6 yards, he has a passer rating of 118.6. In addition, he has two touchdown runs.
33.6 points and 417.2 yards have been averaged by the offense per game. Their last three wins have been by respective margins of 23, 33, and 23 points. With six interceptions and 2,604 passing yards overall, Prescott leads the NFL going into the Washington Commanders game on Thanksgiving Day.
Dak Prescott “cut loose” following the 49ers defeat.
Ironically, coach Mike McCarthy’s decision to “Cut Dak loose” following the team’s lopsided defeat to San Francisco served as the impetus for the offensive success.
That meant abandoning the idea that the best way to win games was to establish a running game to protect the defense and passing more on first downs. Prescott made the decision to run more and use his legs more when extending plays. to help create big plays.
He remarked on Tuesday, “I guess you could call it the way that I feel, the confidence I have in this group, myself, [being in] the zone.” “This team’s chemistry and coaches, in particular, are by far the best I’ve ever experienced. Many things in my immediate environment are affected, not just me.
The Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and Los Angeles Rams were the teams defeated handily. Along with a second victory over the Giants, they have also triumphed over the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers, and New York Jets. Not a single one of those teams is winning.
Two of the NFC’s top teams, San Francisco and Philadelphia, were the opponents in two of their three losses. Until they triumphed
