Brett Favre Offers Criticism of Dak Prescott's Performance vs Eagles

Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott struggled against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott struggled against the Philadelphia Eagles. / Patrick Smith/Getty Images

The Dallas Cowboys' playoff hopes are on the respirator after falling to the Philadelphia Eagles on the road 17-9 on Sunday, and quarterback Dak Prescott has been getting excoriated ever since thanks to his uneven performance.

Even Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre added to the chorus of doubters, claiming that Prescott wasn't right mentally during that game.

"I wonder [second-guessing] is what Dak is going through," Favre said. "If you are in that frame of mind during the game where you’re second-guessing and a little apprehensive, bad things are going to happen."

Prescott completed just 25 of his 44 passes for a 56.8%, his second lowest completion percentage of the season, and failed to find the end zone. While he was playing with a shoulder injury, that doesn't excuse the fact that he laid an egg when the Cowboys needed him to show why he's the guy to lead the Cowboys for years to come.

Prescott throwing the ball so much when he was clearly banged up gives him an excuse as it pertains to his sub-standard play, but as the quarterback of the Cowboys after a big loss, Prescott was going to be in the line of fire, even after an awful performance from basically all 53 players on the roster.