FRISCO, Texas – For the second time in his career, Dak Prescott has had to watch his NFC East rivals in the Philadelphia Eagles hoist the Lombardi trophy, after they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX.
While some would say there's a gap between where the Eagles and Cowboys are at, Prescott thinks that Dallas is "very close" to winning a Super Bowl of their own.
"I feel like we compete with the Eagles and beat them, for the most part, when we play them." Prescott said at the reveal of models for the 2025 Children's Cancer Fund gala on Tuesday.
"I don't want to say 'check the record' when they're the guys holding the trophy right now, so credit to them. They earned it and they deserve it, by all means, but yea, very close."
In his nine year career, Prescott is 9-4 against the Eagles, but it's an accomplishment that is hard to celebrate considering the Cowboys haven't made an NFC championship game in 30 years, the longest drought in the NFL. In 2024, the Eagles beat the Cowboys by a combined 75-13 margin with Prescott nursing his hamstring injury.
With all of that in mind, Prescott knows that if Dallas wants to end the drought and reign above the NFC again, the responsibility falls solely on them.
"To see [the Eagles do it] in such a dominating fashion, credit to them," Prescott said on Philadelphia's Super Bowl win. "It's our turn, and it's on us."
Considering the history and parity of the NFC East, the past has shown that it's anybody's game for the division crown and can give any of the four teams an opportunity at a playoff run. Nobody has won consecutive division championships since the Eagles did it from 2001-04, and four Super Bowls have been won by NFC East teams in that time span.
Even in the 2024 NFC Championship game, the Eagles and Washington Commanders played for the conference title, and they're two teams that Prescott knows the Cowboys can match up and compete with.
"Especially even watching the NFC [championship] game… those two teams, teams that we battle against each and every year couple of times, and as I said, feel confident about we've gotten a better part each and every time." Prescott said.
Injuries to Prescott and other major contributors were a storyline for Dallas in 2024, but that's no excuse and the Cowboys are turning a new leaf in 2025. With a mixture of continuity and change being the emphasis, Prescott and new head coach Brian Schottenheimer are on the same page in terms of what the team is hunting: a sixth Super Bowl.
"We're gonna win," Schottenheimer said in his introductory press conference. "We're gonna win a championship. Otherwise, why are we even doing it?"
That belief is aligned from top to bottom in the Cowboys organization, as owner and general manager Jerry Jones agrees that the Cowboys are a team that can get the job done now, not down the line.
"I think we've got in place a team that can get there right now. I had other coaches tell me that were wanting the job, '[This team is] right there. Right there.'" Jones said at Schottenheimer's introductory presser.
