Dak Prescott digs early gap for Cowboys with 1st-quarter interception vs. 49ers

Dak Prescott cruised within the wild-card spherical with a four-touchdown sport in a Dallas Cowboys romp.

That was towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The San Francisco 49ers protection is a distinct beast and made Prescott pay for early errors in Sunday’s divisional spherical with a pair of first-half interceptions.

Going through third-and-9 from the Dallas 21-yard line within the first quarter, Prescott lofted a cross to Michael Gallup down the left sideline because the 49ers cross rush converged. Deommodore Lenoir intervened.

The 49ers cornerback jumped the route and picked off the cross for the primary turnover of the day.

Fortuitously for the Cowboys, the 49ers offense did not take advantage of the chance. San Francisco managed only a subject objective and a 3-0 lead after taking up possession on the Dallas 21. However it was a troubling begin for the Cowboys that carried over into the second quarter.

With the sport tied at 6-6 and the Cowboys driving late within the second quarter, Prescott threw one other interception. This one stifled a scoring probability within the pink zone. With 1:24 left within the half, Prescott regarded to CeeDee Lamb within the flat on second-and-2. As an alternative he discovered Fred Warner.

The 49ers linebacker was certainly one of two defenders with a shot on the ball. He secured it for an interception that he returned to San Francisco 28-yard line. The 49ers transformed the turnover right into a subject objective for a 9-6 halftime lead.

At his greatest, Prescott might be one of many sport’s most harmful quarterbacks. It is a lesson the Bucs discovered the arduous manner final week. However he is been prone to mistakes and overaggressive play this season and tied Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills with a league-worst 15 interceptions this season. Turning the ball over towards the league’s greatest protection in San Francisco is a formulation for failure.