PRESCOTT STUNS LOCKER ROOM WITH GAME-BALL GESTURE AFTER COWBOYS’ THRILLING 24–21 COMEBACK WIN OVER EAGLES
Dallas, Texas — Nov. 23, 2025
Dak Prescott walked into the Cowboys’ locker room looking like a man who had just carried the weight of a franchise on his shoulders — because he had. Grass stuck to his uniform, sweat streaked down his arms, and the echoes of AT&T Stadium still rattled through the halls after Dallas’ dramatic 24–21 comeback over the Philadelphia Eagles.
It was a win that electrified the city, silenced doubters, reignited playoff momentum — and rewrote the Cowboys’ record books.
Prescott wasn’t just the engine of the comeback. He was the MVP of the night.
Completing 23 of 36 passes for 354 yards, two touchdown passes, one interception, and adding a rushing touchdown, Prescott officially broke the Cowboys’ all-time passing yards record, surpassing Hall of Famer Tony Romo and staking his claim as the face of a new era in Dallas football.
But despite the monumental performance and the roar of the national spotlight, Prescott did something unexpected.
When the equipment staff approached to hand him the traditional game ball, Dak shook his head.
Then he pointed to the opposite side of the room.
He wanted it to go to rookie wide receiver Jayden Holt — the Cowboys’ unsung hero of the night.
Holt, who entered Week 12 with just nine career catches, delivered the game of his young career:
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A clutch 38-yard sideline grab that ignited the fourth-quarter comeback
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A perfectly timed contested catch on 3rd-and-11 to keep the final drive alive
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And a diving 17-yard touchdown that brought AT&T Stadium to a roar and gave Dallas its first lead of the night
He finished with 6 receptions for 112 yards and the game-winning score — all in the biggest game of the season.
Prescott refused to let the moment be about himself.
“Tonight belongs to Jayden,” Dak said, voice steady, chest still rising from exhaustion. “You look at the heart he played with — that’s Cowboys football. We don’t win this game without him. Not even close.”
The locker room erupted.
Veterans slapped Holt’s helmet. Coaches hugged him. Teammates hoisted him into the air — the same way he lifted the Cowboys out of a 14-point hole in the second half.
For a team dealing with injuries, inconsistency, and the pressure of national expectations, the moment was more than symbolic. It was a reminder of who the Cowboys really are at their core: a team defined by resilience, belief, and players stepping up when everything is on the line.
But Holt wasn’t the only hero.
CeeDee Lamb stretched the field with 126 yards of his own.
Tony Pollard powered through the Eagles’ defensive front for crucial late-game yards.
And Dan Quinn’s defense, after a shaky start, clamped down in the fourth quarter — forcing two three-and-outs and a pivotal interception that flipped the momentum.
By the time the Eagles offense jogged off the field for the final time, they looked spent, rattled, and out of answers.
Dallas looked reborn.
The victory moves the Cowboys to 8–3, firmly back in the NFC playoff hunt and setting up a season-defining December.
But in the locker room that night, standings and statistics weren’t the story.
Leadership was.
Brotherhood was.
And Dak Prescott — fresh off one of the greatest performances of his career and a franchise passing record — chose to use his spotlight to elevate a rookie whose heroics changed the outcome of the game.
As the room emptied, Holt held the game ball tight against his chest, still stunned.
“Dak didn’t have to do that,” he whispered. “But that’s who he is. That’s who this team is.”
The Cowboys head to Washington next, their margin for error shrinking — but their belief soaring.
And on a night where Dallas needed someone to rise, Jayden Holt answered.
Dak Prescott just made sure the world didn’t miss it.
