Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said on February 11th that his team is “very close” to winning a Super Bowl just days after the Philadelphia Eagles won their second Lombardi Trophy since 2018.
“I feel like we’ve competed with the Eagles and beat them for the most part when we’ve played them,” Prescott said on Tuesday. “I don’t want to say, ‘Check the record,’ when the other guy is holding the trophy right now. So credit to them. They’ve earned it, and they deserved it by all means. But, yeah, [we’re] very close.”
Dallas lost both games against Philly during the 2024-25 season.
Prescott continued by explaining how the Cowboys would be the next team from the NFC East to win a Super Bowl.
“Especially even watching the NFC championship and those two teams — teams that we battle against each and every year a couple of times,” he added. “As I said, [I] feel confident [that] we’ve gotten the better part each and every time. But just seeing such a dominating fashion [in Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs], credit to them. It’s our turn, and it’s on us.”
ESPN television personality and known Dallas Cowboys hater Stephen A. Smith said that Prescott’s statements were “delusional.”
“Well, [he is] clearly delusional. We know this is Dak Prescott. When has he not been delusional,” Smith asked during an episode of ESPN’s First Take. “I will give him credit for this, though. I want to thank Dak Prescott because I happen to care about my brethren in print media… I want to thank Dak Prescott for giving them material. I mean, I really, really appreciate it because the job can get boring when you don’t get material… Your star quarterback – who, unjustifiably, is the highest-paid quarterback in the National Football League – continues to run his mouth in inexplicable fashion. I have to acknowledge that at least the journalists benefit from it. So, I have to thank him for that.”
Though the ‘Boys are talented, I have to agree with Stephen A. Smith on this one. Dallas has not been to an NFC Championship Game since they beat the Green Bay Packers 38-24 in the 1996 NFCCG. They show no signs of competing for a Super Bowl anytime soon. They will certainly be in the hunt for a playoff spot, but when you reach Conference Championship Weekend, you can all but guarantee the Cowboys will not be there. At least, that has been the case for almost 30 years.
