rod smith was the running back for the cowboys.
rod smith was the running back for the cowboys.
who is the running back for the cowboys?
rod smith
prescott started his second professional season with 268 passing yards and a touchdown in the 19–3 victory over the new york giants on "sunday night football". he followed that up with his first setback of the season with a 42–17 loss to the denver broncos, where he was 30-of-50 for 238 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. in the next game against the arizona cardinals on "monday night football", he bounced back with 183 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and his first rushing touchdown of the season in the primetime 28–17 win. in week 4, against the los angeles rams, he was 20-of-36 for 252 yards, three passing touchdowns, and one interception in the 35–30 defeat. in the next game against the green bay packers, he posted similar results, going 25-of-36 for 251 passing yards, three touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, and one interception in the 35–31 loss. the cowboys snapped their small losing streak in the next game against the san francisco 49ers, posting a 40–10 victory. in the game, prescott had his third consecutive game with three touchdown passes. prescott and the cowboys followed up the big win over san francisco with two victories over the washington redskins and kansas city chiefs to put the team at a 5–3 record. going into the next game against the atlanta falcons, the cowboys learned that they would be without running back ezekiel elliott for a six-game suspension, putting more pressure on prescott for the success of the offense. in the game against the falcons, prescott was 20-of-30 for 176 yards and had a rushing touchdown, but was sacked 8 times as the cowboys fell 27–7. in the next game against the philadelphia eagles, he went 18-of-31 for 145 yards and three interceptions in the 37–9 loss. the cowboys' struggles on offense continued in the next game against the los angeles chargers on thanksgiving. the cowboys fell 28–6 as prescott tallied 179 passing yards and two interceptions. despite the setbacks, the cowboys remained alive in playoff contention and responded with a 38–14 win over the washington redskins, where prescott threw for two touchdowns. in the next game against the new york giants, he was 20-of-30 for a season-high 332 yards and three passing touchdowns, including an 81-yarder to rod smith, in the 30–10 victory. prescott had a rushing touchdown in the next game as the cowboys prevailed 20–17 over the oakland raiders. in a pivotal week 16 matchup with the seattle seahawks on christmas eve, he recorded 181 passing yards but had two interceptions in the costly 21–12 loss, which eliminated the cowboys from postseason contention. however, even if the cowboys won out, they would still miss the playoffs due to the atlanta falcons finishing 10-6. prescott finished the season with 179 passing yards and a touchdown in the 6–0 victory over the philadelphia eagles in week 17. overall, prescott finished his second professional season with 3,324 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 357 rushing yards, and six rushing touchdowns.
dak prescott
the dallas cowboys had nine draft picks for the 2016 nfl draft which was scheduled to take place from april 28 to april 30 in chicago, illinois. the cowboys originally had only five picks as a results of trades with the raiders, 49ers and seahawks, but were awarded four compensatory picks on march 11 as a result of the net loss of players in free agency before the 2015 season. one of the compensatory picks received was a fourth round draft pick, and the other three picks were all in the sixth round. after all the trades and the compensatory picks given, the cowboys had one pick in each of the first three rounds, two picks in the fourth, zero in the fifth, four picks in the sixth round, and zero in the seventh. in january neil hornsby, the founder of pro football focus, ranked the offseason needs for the dallas cowboys, and said the top needs for the draft were quarterback, cornerback, guard, and running back. leading up to the draft two of these needs, running back and guard, were addressed with the addition of morris and looney to the team during free agency. as the draft got closer on april 26, bleacher report also listed running back, quarterback and cornerback in their top five needs for the cowboys in the draft, along with defensive end and safety.
2016 dallas cowboys season