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Dak Prescott has chance to catch Cowboys legend in Week 6 in major career category

Dak Prescott could eclipse one Dallas Cowboys legend this weekend in the career passing yards category.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott prepares to throw the ball.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott prepares to throw the ball. | Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Dallas Cowboys are used to seeing it, but the disrespect for quarterback Dak Prescott has felt like it has been at a higher level this season.

The Cowboys' offense is the number one-ranked offense in the NFL this season, with Prescott being second in most passing yards this season with 1,356 yards.

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Prescott has been playing at an MVP-caliber level this season, and on Sunday, the Cowboys' starting quarterback could surpass a major name on the franchise's list of quarterbacks with the most passing yards.

RJ Ochoa of Blogging The Boys shared on his X account that Prescott is just 150 passing yards away from passing Troy Aikman for the second-most passing yards in franchise history.

Troy Aikman won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.
Troy Aikman won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys. | Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY, USA TODAY via Imagn Content Services, LLC

That should come pretty easILy for Prescott, who has thrown for over 180 yards in each of the team's five games this season.

Aikman may not be the only player Prescott passes on the all-time passing yards list this season. According to Ochoa, Prescott is just 1,391 yards away from passing Tony Romo as the leader in career passing yards for the franchise.

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Since Prescott became the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, the pressure has gone up a notch. However, no one can deny that he is playing at the highest level in all of the NFL at this moment in the season.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott looks towards the sidelines during the first half against the New York Jets.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott looks towards the sidelines during the first half against the New York Jets. | Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

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