"Way Too Many": Dak Prescott Sounds Alarm On Dallas Cowboys After Narrow Win Against Indianapolis Colts

Dak Prescott's message to the Dallas Cowboys after beating the Indianapolis Colts© Image via: X/@NFL_DovKleiman

Dak Prescott threw for 335 yards. The Dallas Cowboys racked up 508 total yards. And they still had to sweat out a 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Blame the flags: 14 of them, good for 153 yards. Most locker rooms exhale after a win like that, but Prescott didn't. At 4-5, with the New York Giants leading the NFC East and the deadline close, he knows Dallas can't keep beating itself. He said so in plain words, and the room heard him.

Dak Prescott And The Dallas Cowboys Have A Penalty Problem That Won't Go Away

Dak Prescott called the flags frustrating, then dug in: "That's way too many of them. And we're fortunate to be able to fix them in a win."

Run the numbers and you'll see why he's annoyed. Those 153 penalty yards equal about 30 percent of what the offense gained. Imagine a team handing back a third of its paycheck every week.

One flag hurt more than the rest. Quinnen Williams forced a fourth-quarter fumble, and the sideline went wild. DeMarvion Overshown, who'd been ruled out before kickoff, ran onto the field to join in. Unsportsmanlike conduct. Instead of starting at their own 30, the Cowboys began at the 15. In a four-point game, that's no small thing.

Dak Prescott when asked about the trade deadline and if he thinks the Cowboys have enough to be a playoff team: “Yeah, I do. … If you can always add, go do it. … But (the front office has) done a hell of a job with the team they've put together. It's on us now, period.” https://t.co/9EUWzS9QUX

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 8, 2026

Brian Schottenheimer says the staff hammers the issue daily and pulls players from practice when they jump offsides or commit other penalties. The league has noticed too. After the overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals, it fined the team $46,883 across three plays. Prescott's frustration didn't come from nowhere.

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Asked whether this group has enough to make the playoffs, Prescott didn't hesitate: "Yeah, I do. … If you can always add, go do it. … But (the front office has) done a hell of a job with the team they've put together. It's on us now, period."

Read that twice. He praised Jerry Jones and the front office, then handed the responsibility straight back to the players. Dallas trails the Giants by two games, so the division is still within reach.

Help will likely come at edge rusher. The Cowboys already pulled off one in-season deal, landing cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he's become their shutdown man. George Pickens keeps popping up in trade chatter, yet Dallas has given no hint it's shopping him. With few picks left over the next two years, a blockbuster looks unlikely.

So the roster isn't the issue. A 508-yard offense proves that. Clean up the penalties, and this team has a real shot at January football.