{"id":355174,"date":"2025-12-18T02:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/355174\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T02:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:38:07","slug":"nfl-fans-will-hate-cowboys-dak-prescotts-qb-ranking-ahead-of-week-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/355174\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL fans will hate Cowboys’ Dak Prescott’s QB ranking ahead of Week 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing we know about Dallas Cowboys<\/a> quarterback Dak Prescott is that he always divides opinion.<\/p>\n

Either he’s good, or he sucks. There’s no in between.<\/p>\n

And for the 2025 season, there’s no denying that Dak is having one of his better seasons, despite Dallas’ 6-7-1 record.<\/p>\n

Some have made the case that had Dallas had just an average defense, the tie to the Green Bay Packers<\/a>, the losses to the Carolina Panthers<\/a>, Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, and Minnesota Vikings<\/a> could have all been wins.<\/p>\n

But that isn’t how football works.<\/p>\n

Still, for CBS Sports’ Garrett Podell, in his latest quarterback power rankings, Dak stays at No. 5 despite the loss to Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\u201cDak Prescott leads the NFL in passing yards (3,931) and is third in passing touchdowns (26) while piloting the NFL’s No. 4 scoring offense (29.1 points per game),\u201d Podell wrote<\/a>. \u201cPrescott’s offensive tackles didn’t give him much of a chance in Week 15, routinely getting beat by spin moves, but the Dallas QB is having another strong individual season despite his tackles and the defense crumbling around him.\u201d<\/p>\n

More:\u00a0Cowboys position in latest power rankings sums up season perfectly<\/a><\/p>\n

Cowboys wasted Prescott’s good year…again<\/p>\n

Even before the trade of Micah Parsons, the Cowboys’ defense wasn’t seen as one of the better units in football. Then Jerry Jones shipped off Dallas’ best pass rusher, leaving a defense that was there to be had.<\/p>\n

And we have seen time and time again, Matt Eberflus’ unit has been torched, giving up 30+ points in a game, an embarrassing seven times. There’s no denying that Dak has been let down again by the front office.<\/p>\n

Yes, Prescott has had some bad games (Chicago, Denver, Arizona), but for the most part, Dak has been superb in 2025. If only the defense could have come to the party.<\/p>\n

Now, as Week 16 approaches and playoffs are essentially out of reach, it is another wasted Dallas season, but at least this year, Prescott held up his end of the bargain.<\/p>\n

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