Dak Prescott was sure he scored on the fourth quarterback

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Dez Bryant poked his head into the Cowboys interview room on Monday night to greet the media just as coach Mike McCarthy entered for his post-game press conference. “You know I caught that ball in Green Bay, Coach! Bryant yelled at McCarthy, who smiled and then agreed with the former Cowboys wide receiver.

Dak Prescott, who arrived in the interview room a few minutes later, is equally convinced that he scored on a stealthy fourth-place quarterback in the first half.

“I thought I scored,” Prescott said. “I mean obviously at the beginning, then I even put the ball over the plane. But that’s what it is. Guess you can’t look and know when the whistle was blown. But we had the victory despite everything.

Unlike Bryant’s capture at the 1-yard line, who finished fourth at the end of the fourth quarter of a playoff game, Prescott’s touchdown, which was not, will be quickly forgotten, except by the fantastic players. . The Cowboys scored 41 points and routed the Eagles anyway.

With 5:50 left in the first quarter, the restart canceled out Prescott’s Ezekiel Elliott 5-yard touchdown. Elliott’s knee was lowered before the ball crossed the plane, establishing a fourth and a 1 goal.

Prescott made his way to the end zone, then finally hit the ball over the plane. The paused video shown on the Jerry-tron in the AT&T stadium made it clear that the ball had crossed the goal line. Field officials ruled the Eagles stopped Prescott before the goal line. This was key, as the New York rerun official let the game stand after a challenge from the Cowboys.

Prescott and McCarthy both expressed surprise on the sidelines when referee Brad Rogers made the announcement.

“Yeah, obviously I was surprised,” Prescott said. “I mean, you saw, I’m sure my jaw dropped, I’m sure like, ‘What do you mean? I thought I was in it. I thought I’d be there twice. But that’s what it is. I had to turn the page quickly and move on and take this opportunity to make more games with such a long game. I couldn’t just sit there and hold onto this room. Put it behind you and we can keep moving forward.

At some point, football will surely have a ball with a chip to determine for sure if it has crossed the goal line. For now, it’s up to the officials, and more often than not, the replay will side with the call on the pitch unless there is conclusive evidence and often on the goal line, there are not any.