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Dak Prescott expresses shock at Dallas Cowboys season after SNF loss to Vikings: 'Hurt'

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Dak Prescott is not happy that the Dallas Cowboys are on the verge of missing the playoffs. After the Cowboys lost to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football, Prescott was asked if he was surprised that the team is 6-7-1 after 14 games.

“Yeah, definitely surprised. Especially after the bye week, the trades get rolling like we did for those few weeks, and then watch the confidence just skyrocket,” Dak Prescott said, per Jon Machota of The Athletic. “Stopping teams, scoring at will, coming back from (down) 21 points. Just a lot of good wins there that to be in this position, just reminds you that every play matters.

“It’s a hard game. Those guys get paid, too. They practice throughout the week and prepare no different than we do. It’s tough. I’m definitely surprised, hurt, pissed off, frustrated. But all I can do is get better tomorrow. … I’m frustrated. This was one of the toughest ones I’ve been a part of.”

Prescott threw for 294 yards and zero touchdowns in the Cowboys’ 34-26 loss to the Vikings. With the loss, Dallas is in 10th place in the NFC and has a one percent chance of making the playoffs, per Todd Archer of ESPN.

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“We didn’t have good enough answers,” Prescott said. “And when you don’t have good enough answers for that, especially against [Vikings defensive coordinator Brian] Flores, you’re going to see it again and again and again.”

It’s been an up-and-down season for the Cowboys, who missed the playoffs last year. Before the start of the season, the team traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers and went on to go 3-5-1 during the first half of the year.

As Prescott mentioned, the Cowboys got things going after the bye week, earning wins over the Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, and Kansas City Chiefs to sit at 6-5-1. But the Cowboys have now lost two consecutive games and will likely miss the postseason for the second consecutive year.

If there is one good thing about the 2025 season for the Cowboys, Prescott has played some of the best football in his career. Through 14 games, the veteran quarterback has completed 68.4 percent of his passes for 3,931 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions with a 99.1 passer rating.