Dak Prescott does his best Tony Romo Impression in Victory
Dallas Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott looked and played like his predecessor in the team’s overtime victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
The Dallas Cowboys need a touchdown to win the game. They ball is snapped. The Cowboys quarterback buys time in the pocket and then spins out of it. As he turns back to the goal post, the gunslinger spots tight end Jason Witten in the end zone. A flash of motion. Touchdown. Ball game. Dallas wins.
Sound familiar? Well, if you were watching the Cowboys prior to 2016, the quarterback making that play was likely Tony Romo. If you were watching Sunday Night Football over the weekend, that player was rookie Dak Prescott.
Against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week Eight, the Cowboys struggled offensively. They committed several penalties, mental errors and their team chemistry seemed to be a bit off. But Dallas rallied back down 23-13 in the fourth quarter to tie the game and send it into overtime. Winning the coin toss, the Cowboys offense slow but steadily marched down the field.
With the game on the line, Prescott did his best Romo impression. Like his predecessor in the pocket, Dak spun away from the pressure only to find Tony’s trusty security blanket wide open in the end zone.
.@Dak. @JasonWitten.@DallasCowboys WIN! #PHIvsDAL https://t.co/xLpLPafFQD
— NFL (@NFL) October 31, 2016
It was a very Romo-esque play to end what one Cowboys Insider later called a very Romo-esque type game.
“This game reminded me of some of Romo’s games back in the day when he didn’t really play well throughout the game, but found a way late to make just enough plays,” wrote DallasCowboys.com staff writer Nick Eatman following the team’s overtime victory. “To me, that’s the sign of a good quarterback. It’s not always going to go right, but as long as it goes right in the fourth quarter, sometimes that’s good enough. That’s the way to describe this game against the Eagles. It wasn’t all that good, but good enough.”
The Cowboys seem to be in the midst of a very magical season. And unexpectedly it’s two rookies in Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott that are at the forefront, leading the charge for Dallas.
Sunday’s come from behind victory extends the legend that Prescott has built for himself so far this season. The 23-year finally looked like a rookie early against the Eagles, only to pull a Romo-like fourth-quarter comeback. Even hitting Tony’s favorite target in overtime to win the divisional contest to boot.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But with Prescott playing so well, I’m not sure Romo is feeling very flattered. He’s likely just more worried about getting his old job back.
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