Cowboys vs Lions — Over/Under Reactions

This Sunday, the Detroit Lions head to AT&T Stadium to take on a returning Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys. With that being said, let’s get started with some week 7 over/under reactions.

OVERREACTION: Dak Prescott will come out looking like an MVP

Dak Prescott comes under fire on a daily basis from the NFL community, the media, and even his own fan base. It is honestly astonishing to see the amount of criticism and negativity that is directed towards Prescott, but we all know why that is – because he is the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, and his expectations are higher than any other player in the league.

In 2021, Prescott was having an MVP-level campaign as a quarterback through the first half of the season until he injured his calf. Even after the injury, the Cowboys finished the season 12-5, and Prescott threw for 4,449 yards, 37 touchdowns, and only 10 interceptions. Those are incredible numbers for a quarterback coming off a gruesome ankle injury the year prior, and while dealing with a nagging calf throughout the second half of the season.

Dak Prescott is the heartbeat of this team (Micah Parsons will back me up on this if you don’t believe me). Prescott is the future of this team as well, and there is zero evidence that suggests he isn’t. This Cowboys team has been able to stay afloat while Prescott has healed his thumb injury suffered in week one, and the Cowboys have seemingly found their identity along the way — by running the ball effectively, playing stout defense, and taking shots down the field when needed. This offense can only improve with Prescott under center, and I strongly believe that Dak will come out firing on all cylinders this Sunday and look like the MVP he was during the first half of the season last year.