Video: Dak Prescott Says Cowboys Are 'Very Close' to Stacking Up with Eagles

Dak Prescott believes the Dallas Cowboys are "very close" to being on the same level as the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

"I feel like we compete with the Eagles. We beat them, for the most part, when we played them," Prescott said Tuesday (h/t The Athletic's Jon Machota.) "I don't want to say, 'Check the record,' when the other guy's holding a trophy right now. So credit to them, they've earned it, and they deserve it, by all means.

"But yeah, very close. Even watch the NFC game, the NFC Championship. Those two teams, that we battle against each and every year, a couple of times. As I said, feel confident we've gotten the better part, each and every time. To see them in a such a dominating fashion, credit to them. It's our turn, and it's on us."

The Cowboys face a steep climb back up NFC East standings after the division rival Eagles and Washington Commanders both made it to the conference championship game in January.

Prescott last played in Week 8 of the 2024 campaign before undergoing season-ending hamstring surgery in November.

The Cowboys quarterback, who will be playing next season in the first year of his $240 million contract, indicated in December he plans to rejoin the team for April workouts.

When exactly Prescott will be returning isn't the only question the Cowboys need to answer this offseason.

After parting ways with Mike McCarthy this offseason, the Cowboys will head into the 2025 campaign under a first-time head coach in former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.

The team also has yet to lock down a backup quarterback for Prescott with Cooper Rush, who started eight games in Prescott's absence last season, hitting free agency this spring.

Other free agency questions surround running back Rico Dowdle, cornerback Jourdan Lewis and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. Veteran guard Zack Martin could consider retirement. And star linebacker Micah Parsons is in need of an extension.

Both the Eagles, who are bringing back Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley next season, and the Commanders, who will get a chance to build a stronger offensive line around Jayden Daniels this spring, will expect to contend again next season.

The Cowboys were missing Prescott when the team went 1-3 against the Commanders and Eagles in 2024. Even with him back for the 2025 season, however, Dallas will need to answer some pressing questions this offseason in order to guarantee a shot at a better division record next fall.