Dak Prescott sets personal, franchise records in Cowboys-Eagles game

It was a record-setting Week 18 for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott as the team tries to earn a No. 2 seed in the playoffs.

On a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Prescott set two marks — one franchise and one personal.

The 8-yard touchdown toss to running back Corey Clement was Prescott’s 37th touchdown of the season, a franchise record. The previous record of 36 scores through the air was set in 2007 by former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

Further, Prescott has never thrown five touchdown passes in a game, so the game’s performance was a personal record for the sixth-year player.

In total, Prescott had 295 yards on 21 completions, and the Cowboys hold a 51-20 lead over the Eagles with just over 10 minutes left in their regular season. Philadelphia is playing without 16 starters, including 10 players on defense.

McCarthy comments on playing starters in Philly

The decision to play the Cowboys starters was a controversial one given they are locked into the playoffs next weekend, but head coach Mike McCarthy was very content with his decision.

“We’re approaching it the right way,” McCarthy said on the 105.3 The FAN pregame radio show. “We want healthy momentum going into next week. It’s the momentum chase we’re after. We don’t care who they play. This is about us. There’s so much to gain out of this.”

Running back Ezekiel Elliott also joined an elite group on Saturday night, becoming just the second player in NFL history to ever have 1,250 yards from scrimmage in his first six seasons.

A win for Dallas would mean a chance at the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs, guaranteeing homefield advantage through their first two rounds. A loss could mean slotting in at the fourth seed. If Dallas wins and the Cardinals, the Buccaneers and the Rams all lose, they would secure second in the NFC. The Green Bay Packers will be the top seed in the NFC.

With a win and a Rams loss, the Cowboys would be the third seed. If the Rams or Cardinals win their games, then Dallas automatically becomes the fourth seed.

On3’s Austin Brezina contributed to this report.