Story bySCHUYLER DIXONMon, January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC·5 min readFRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott knows the seasons are slipping away and understands it's a little bit worse when one of his best — and healthiest — years is wasted by a defense as bad as any in the history of the Dallas Cowboys. The star quarterback who just finished his 10th season won't blame his teammates on the other side of the ball. Never has, never will. He's also not so naive as to ignore the obvious. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“It’s still hard to answer that,” Prescott said when asked what the team needed after a 34-17 loss to the New York Giants clinched consecutive losing seasons in Dallas for the first time in 23 years.