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Solak’s prediction was among his bold predictions for the 2026 NFL season. Prescott having a shot at 5,000 yards, Solak said, would hinge on the Cowboys remaining a fast-paced offense in 2026. Last season the Cowboys led the league in play clock remaining at the snap and offensive plays per game, leading to 600 passes for Dak — a career high. The wideout duo of George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb won’t hurt matters for Prescott, who has eclipsed 4,500 passing yards three times in his NFL career. Pickens’ downfield ability was reflected in Prescott finishing sixth in deep ball accuracy last season. “The volume will be there for Prescott to not just lead the league in passing in 2026 but to once again challenge for the 5,000-yard milestone,” Solak said. Quarterbacks have thrown for more than 5,000 yards just 14 times in league history.

Schottenheimer said it’s “nothing to be concerned about.” We mostly agree, but every once in a while these situations become more serious or linger for a bit. Prescott figures to be a top-15 fantasy quarterback this year, though he won’t quite have the game scripts he had last year if Dallas’ defense can improve from “abysmal” to “regular bad” unit.

The Cowboys will play host to their division rival, the Eagles, in front of a national audience this Thanksgiving. The Cowboys downed the Kansas City Chiefs in a high-scoring 31-28 affair last season, and have won their last four Thanksgiving Day contests. The league has now announced two Cowboys games ahead of its full schedule release, as they are also set to take on the Giants on Sunday Night Football in Week 1.

We are once again waiting all day for a Sunday night. With the schedule release week officially upon us, the league announced on Monday that the Giants would kick off the season hosting the Cowboys for Week 1 of SNF. The John Harbaugh-led Giants will put their offseason rebuild on display on national television against a Cowboys team that finished 7-9-1 last season, largely due to their struggles on the defensive side of the ball. Both teams are hoping to show enough improvement to keep pace with the Eagles, who have finished first in the division two of the last three years.

The Cowboys possess the 12th and 20th overall selections. They field an elite offense and a defense that could use more personnel upgrades, having allowed the most points in the NFL last season. The front office traded for EDGE Rashan Gary, and signed S Jalen Thompson and DT Otito Ogbonnia thus far this offseason, but the unit still has more needs. Regardless, Schottenheimer said that “if the best player on the board is clearly an offensive player, then we’ll certainly discuss that, and more than likely” draft that player, knowing Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The Cowboys’ offense is already set up for fantasy success, but adding another capable offensive lineman and/or another pass catcher can only help QB Dak Prescott put up points.

Restructuring the contracts of Prescott, Lamb and Smith will create $66 million in cap space. Schefter also passes along that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the Cowboys will rework the contracts of DTs Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams and Osa Odighizuwa, who are scheduled to count around $63 million against the cap. With the new cap set at $301.2 million, the Cowboys had negative-$56.1 million in cap space. These moves help Dallas become compliant and have money to work with this offseason.

The Cowboys’ opponent has not yet been revealed. This is the second international game to be announced today. The 49ers will also play the Rams in Melbourne, Australia next season. The Chiefs and Chargers notably played in São Paulo, Brazil in Week 1 of 2025 season.

Prescott was not hurt, but the Cowboys simply decided that, with nothing to play for, they’d rather let Joe Milton play the second half. It was a bit of a surprising move considering Prescott is battling with Matthew Stafford to lead the NFL in passing yards and would be the first Cowboys player ever to accomplish the feat. Prescott will now finish the season by going 404-for-589 for 4,552 yards with 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. It was a strong year for Dak, who had his most passing yards per game since 2020 and also added 178 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground. A big season for that production was the addition of George Pickens, who will be a free agent at the end of the season. How the Cowboys handle the second wide receiver spot will be a huge part of determining Dak’s fantasy value in 2026, but Prescott should probably be a mid-range QB1 if the Cowboys run it back with Pickens.

It’s a little weird that the Cowboys have to keep telling people the starting quarterback is going to start, but, here ya go. Prescott will get the start in the finale against the Giants with a chance to add to his numbers in a game that means nothing outside of where the teams will draft come April.

Prescott actually wasn’t particularly sharp in the win, completing just 51% of his pass attempts while taking six sacks. There were multiple throws to his duo of elite wide receivers that was either off-target or late. An 86-yard dime to KaVontae Turpin was the primary driving factor behind his surge beyond 300 yards, which was effectively a blown coverage and communication error by the safeties that allowed Turpin room down the middle of the field. Even so, the outing propelled Dak to more than 4,000 yards for the fourth time in his career ahead of the final game of the season. Prescott and the Cowboys end their season with a road game against the Giants in Week 18.