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The last decade has been an incredible run for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott \u2026 in the regular season and in his checking account.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not going to create many legacies.<\/p>\n
Until Prescott can find some modicum of playoff success, he\u2019s going to continue winding up at the top of lists like the one Bleacher Report\u2019s Alex Kay just put out ranking the NFL\u2019s Most Overrated Quarterbacks.<\/p>\n
In a sad, small victory, at least Prescott didn\u2019t take the No. 1 spot. That belonged to Baltimore Ravens quarterback and 2-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, who Prescott finished as runner-up to in the 2023 NFL MVP vote. Prescott was in the No. 4 spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Dallas Cowboys have been riding with Dak Prescott as their starting quarterback for a decade now,\u201d Kay wrote. \u201cWhile he\u2019s helped the team emerge as a playoff contender for much of that run, his stunning lack of success in the postseason has also held this proud franchise back from reaching its potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cowboys are 3-5-1 and still firmly in the NFC Wild Card hunt headed into a Week 11 road game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football \u2014 with Prescott playing some of the best football of his career this season.<\/p>\n
While the Cowboys have been atrocious on defense this season \u2014 31st out of 32 teams in overall defense \u2014 the offense has been one of the NFL\u2019s crown jewels.<\/p>\n
Prescott is sixth in the NFL in passing through 9 games with 2,319 yards, 17 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, with all of the Top 3 passers yet to have their bye week \u2014 the Cowboys are coming off their bye in Week 10.<\/p>\n
The storyline of Prescott\u2019s career has been defined by his regular season success as much as his postseason failures \u2014 he\u2019s 2-5 in the playoffs \u2014 but more than that it\u2019s been defined by his incredible timing when it comes to new contracts.<\/p>\n
Twice in his career, Prescott has become the NFL\u2019s highest paid player of all time. In 2020, he became the NFL\u2019s first $40 million per yer player when he signed a 4-year, $160 million contract. In 2024, he became the NFL\u2019s first $60 million per year player when he signed a 4-year, $240 million contract.<\/p>\n
When Prescott\u2019s current deal runs out following the 2028 season, he\u2019ll have approximately $436.3 million in career earnings.<\/p>\n
Prescott got some relief from the criticism lobbed his way almost continually throughout each offseason of his career as former Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons and owner Jerry Jones drew almost all of that fire with their ongoing, messy contract dispute.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not to say some people still weren\u2019t going out of their way to take digs at Prescott, including the No. 1 Cowboys hater in the world \u2014 ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith \u2014 when Smith questioned the level of respect Prescott garners in his own locker room.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo people respect the man who they know isn\u2019t going to show up in January?\u201d Smith asked on ESPN\u2019s First Take on May 15. \u201d \u2026 I think he\u2019s a fabulous regular season quarterback who does an outstanding job of making sure he gets paid.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cowboys haven\u2019t advanced to the NFC Championship Game since following the 1995 season \u2014 also the same year they last won the Super Bowl. It\u2019s the longest NFC Championship Game drought out of the 16 NFC teams.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0rank fourth in fourth-quarter points per game through 10 weeks this season. However, Broncos head coach\u00a0Sean Payton\u00a0is concerned with how his team has performed during the other three frames in games, which rank no better than 15th (1Q).<\/p>\n
The Broncos face their AFC West rivals, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs, in Week 11, and Payton has already\u00a0set the tone\u00a0for how significant this matchup is.<\/p>\n
They have much larger goals, though, and reaching them will require cleaning up their issues.<\/p>\n
Payton was again presented with a question about the Chiefs, this time regarding the differences between this year\u2019s team and those of seasons past. There was not much to critique.<\/p>\n
That is particularly true with wide receiver\u00a0Rashee Rice\u00a0back from a six-game suspension.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a reason this team has won for a long period of time,\u201d\u00a0Payton told reporters\u00a0on November 12. \u201cIt\u2019s talent, it\u2019s coaching, it\u2019s a program, it\u2019s a GM, it\u2019s ownership, and that\u2019s where we\u2019re aspiring to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first thing Payton cited was the Chiefs\u2019 \u201cconsistency\u201d through the years.\u00a0He also noted that they are playing good \u201ccomplementary football.\u201d<\/p>\n
They have been frequent visitors to the red zone this season.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs have the third-highest conversion rate on the fifth-most red zone trips,\u00a0per Pro Football Reference. The Broncos have frequently been lauded for having many, if not all, of the components Payton mentioned for KC.<\/p>\n
Putting it all together for a full 60 minutes is their next challenge. A win in Week 11 could vault Payton and the Broncos into another stratosphere mentally.<\/p>\n
To get it, they must properly address the issues they have encountered early in games.<\/p>\n
Payton and the Broncos are 8-2, atop the AFC West standings, and tied for the best record in the\u00a0NFL\u00a0heading into the Chiefs game. The head coach met with the media on Wednesday, and he spoke highly about the team\u2019s ability to emerge victorious in tight contests.<\/p>\n
The Broncos are 6-2 in one-score games this season, and their two losses came in Weeks 2 and 3, against the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts\u00a0and\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers, respectively.<\/p>\n
However, presented with a question regarding the Broncos\u2019 slow starts, Payton was frank.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our jobs to, offensively, put ourselves in a position of starting faster. And when I discussed this after the game, there aren\u2019t many times when a game\u2019s over \u2013 when you win, even \u2013 where you\u2019re fully satisfied. There\u2019s something bugging you. There\u2019s something. And certainly, getting that balance and the time of possession, also to help our defense. And so, I like that this year we\u2019re doing better in these one-score games,\u201d Payton said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you gained some confidence. And if you tried to pick when did that turn, you might look at\u00a0Philly. But to go where we want to go, there has to be improvement. And certainly we understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Broncos enter this game riding a seven-game win streak. The Chiefs lost in their last outing against the\u00a0Buffalo Bills before their bye in Week 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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