Dak Prescott Calls Out Cowboys Teammate After Unusual Penalty Creates Another Headache Against Indianapolis Colts

Dak Prescott reacts angrily during the Cowboys-Colts matchup© Instagram/ _4dak

Dak Prescott was still angry on Thursday, four days after the Cowboys beat the Indianapolis Colts 27-23. A strange fourth-quarter flag had cost Dallas 15 yards at a bad time. It came right after a takeaway, with the Cowboys clinging to a three-point lead. The team finished with 14 penalties for 153 yards, its most since 2021. One of them came from a man who was not even in uniform. Asked about it, Prescott did not soften his words. The team captain had a clear message for the locker room, and it was not friendly.

Why Did Dak Prescott Call Out DeMarvion Overshown After The Colts Game?

Dallas led 20-17 when Quinnen Williams forced a Jonathan Taylor fumble and Shemar James recovered it with 9:55 left. Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, inactive with hamstring and back injuries, ran onto the field in street clothes to join the celebration. Referee Clay Martin announced a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for a non-uniformed player. The flag pushed the Cowboys from their own 30 to the 15, and they punted four plays later.

Dak Prescott did not know right away who had drawn it. “I didn't realize it was just Overshown,” he said after the game, adding “it's about being disciplined, though.”

By Thursday, Prescott was blunter. “I mean, I was pi***d,” he said. “I spoke my mind.” He tied it to the turnover, adding “we did some great stuff here like let's not minimize it.” On holding teammates accountable, he said “I don't know if this is the business for you” if a player needs to be told what to do.

Overshown took the blame. He said he did not know the rule, and teammate Dee Winters spotted the problem first. The penalty, he said, is “a lesson learned.”

Prescott Eyes First Back-To-Back Wins Against The 7-1 49ers

The Cowboys (4-5) host San Francisco on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. CT on Fox. The 49ers have won the last four meetings, including playoff games after the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Dallas has not won two straight this season and is 1-2 at home.

Prescott is 2-4 against the 49ers and does not dodge it. “I'm not naive to what's happened or my history against them,” he said. Pinning it on the locker room is “stupid,” he added. He wants “back-to-back wins for the first time this season” and said “momentum's real.”

CeeDee Lamb had 10 catches for 195 yards and a touchdown in Indianapolis. A win over the 49ers, he said, “would just prove us right.”