Dak Prescott ranked best in NFL in a specific quarter of games, despite Pick-Six play-off disaster

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Dak Prescott has been one of the faces of the Dallas Cowboys’ offseason with an extension still in the realm of possibility despite his outstanding regular season.

Before the Dallas Cowboys suffered an embarrassment at the hands of the Green Bay Packers, Dak Prescott was the second-best quarterback in the league.

The 30-year-old produced his best season in the blue and white jersey of Dallas and now ponders his future with the organization.

Dak Prescott was one of the best-performing quarterbacks in the NFL

Prescott led the league in touchdowns (36) and completions (410), whilst producing a career-high completion percentage of 69.5%.

Moreover, the three-time Pro Bowler produced an all-time high personal passer rating of 105.9.

The Dallas Cowboys signal-caller finished runner-up to the Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson in the MVP voting.

Prescott also managed to earn his first All-Pro selection after he made the Second-Team.

Mike McCarthy’s decision to call the plays proved imperative to their success

In 2023, Mike McCarthy made the executive decision to call the plays on offense and this worked wonders for Prescott.

McCarthy was the quarterbacks coach in spells at the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers, before moving up the chain of command.

Therefore, his specialty in maximizing quarterback talent proved decisive in their latest campaign.

Where does Dak Prescott’s PFF grade rank per quarter to other NFL QBs

Per PFF, Dak Prescott was the best quarterback in the second quarter of the 2023 season with a grade of 93.9.

Lamar Jackson finished with the best first quarter score of 92.1.

The Packers Jordan Love was the highest-graded in the third quarter (91.1) during his first season as the successor to Aaron Rodgers.

In the fourth quarter, the Buffalo Bills Josh Allen claimed the top grade in the game-deciding period with 89.3.

Overall, the Dallas QB finished with the best average grade of all the quarterbacks across every quarter.

Prescott’s success in the second quarter shows how uncharacteristic his Pick-Six was against the Green Bay Packers in the Cowboys play-off elimination, thrown at the end of the first half.

Jerry Jones is undecided on an extension for Prescott and free agency becomes realistic

Despite overwhelming evidence to support the pro-Prescott side, Jerry Jones remains hesitant to provide him with an extension.

The Louisiana native is set to eat up $55.4 million worth of cap space in 2024 and the franchise has been financially restricted in their offseason movement.

Unfortunately, the regular season performances are not as important as the postseason success in Dallas.

If that was the case, three seasons in a row of 12 wins would see Prescott awarded an extension.

However, the 81-year-old owner craves postseason success, and Prescott has not provided it with an overall playoff record of 2-5.

The QB is about to enter the final year of his deal with free agency in 2025 on the cards.