It was a battle of offenses last night as the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks combined for over 75 points and not a single punt between them. So in the fourth quarter, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott challenge his defense to make their first true stop of the game.
Per Cowboys insider Clarence Hill Jr., Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons revealed that Dak spoke to him and challenged the defense to win the game after leading the offense to a 38-35 lead on a go-ahead touchdown. Parsons said he was floored.
“I’m like, ‘Damn, that s-t made me blush a little bit. That’s my quarterback right there.’ That’s always exciting, that energy he brings, that fire. He’s at a different pace. This is the type of quarterback that’s going to win us the Super Bowl,” Parsons said.
The speech clearly lit a fire under Parsons and the rest of the Cowboys defense. The forced back-to-back turnovers on downs to win the game.
After Dak Prescott threw his third TD pass to put Cowboys up 38-35 in the fourth quarter, he challenged Micah Parsons and the defense, saying “turn me tf up” and win the game, Parsons said: “I’m like, ‘Damn, that shit made me blush a little bit. That’s my quarterback right…
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) December 1, 2023
The Dallas Cowboys are now 9-3 and tied for the second-best winning percentage in the NFL. They’re riding a four-game winning streak and are averaging a league-high 32.3 points per game.
But while we already know that Dak Prescott and the Cowboys can make noise in the regular season, it’s the months of January and February where people need have concerns.
Will this be the Cowboys’ year?