Cowboys’ Dak Prescott in thick of NFL MVP race thanks to ‘brotherhood’ team accountability

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys’ fan base and team owner and general manager Jerry Jones annually proclaim, “It’s our year!” much to the chagrin of the rest of the football world. While in years prior, a collective eye roll would have been justified, the 2023 season might be different. 

The 10-3 Cowboys, tied with the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers for the best record in the league, lead the NFL with a +188 point differential, the highest by a team through 13 games since the 2019 Ravens, who ended up as the AFC’s top seed. Quarterback Lamar Jackson was also unanimously named the 2019 NFL MVP that season. This year, Dallas’ 32.4 points per game ranks as the highest-scoring offense in the league while the defense is fourth-best, allowing 17.9 points per game allowed. 

At the center of it all is quarterback Dak Prescott, who a year after becoming the first player to lead or co-lead the NFL in interceptions after missing five or more games, is currently the 2023 league leader in passing touchdowns (28) and touchdown-to-interception ratio (28-6). That production, combined with the team success, has him squarely in the mix to be the first Cowboys quarterback to win league MVP. 

Caesar’s Sportsbook puts Prescott’s odds at +170, the second-best odds in the NFL behind 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (+130). FanDuel Sportsbook has Prescott’s chances at +150, barely behind Purdy’s +140 odds. 

DAK PRESCOTT 2023 SEASON STATS 
NFL RANK

Comp Pct

69.3%

4th

Pass Yards/Att

7.8

4th

Pass YPG269.65thPass TD281st

TD-INT

28-6

1st

Passer Rating 

107.5

2nd

EPA/Play

0.20

2nd

“Just [the] team, what we’re doing, doing the right thing,” Prescott said when told he’s near the top of the NFL MVP betting odds. “We’re winning games, first and foremost. As I’ve talked about, what I play is for at the end of the year, one of the last teams, and being the last team standing [winning the Super Bowl]. But obviously if I’m…

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Author : Garrett Podell

Publish date : 2023-12-16 15:46:13

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