There is no quarterback controversy in Dallas after all as Tony Romo gets ready this week for the Cowboys to be rookie Dak Prescott’s backup against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Romo has not been active this season after sustaining a compression fracture in his back during an Aug. 25 preseason game.
“We are going to let the decision make itself,” owner and general manager Jerry Jones said after the Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-30 on Sunday for their eighth straight win. “Dak has got a hot hand, and we’re going to go with it.”
Prescott has been outstanding in Romo’s absence, completing 67 percent of his passes for 2,339 yards with 14 touchdowns and only two interceptions for the Cowboys, who have the NFL’s best record at 8-1.
Prescott completed 22 of 32 passes for 319 yards and two touchdown passes against the Steelers on Sunday.
“It’s just going with the obvious,” Jones told reporters. “You are going with how the team is doing right now. It must not be obvious because I get asked about it every time I open my mouth. It’s not hard. It’s not hard at all. Tony would make the same decision. That’s what you do.”
The Cowboys opted to make Romo inactive for the ninth time in a row on Sunday.The 36-year-old Romo went through his third straight full practice last week after being a limited participant in practice over the previous two weeks.
“I think the longer (Prescott) plays like this, the more we have a chance to have another win,” Jones said. “Everybody here wants to do only really one thing, is win. There’s nobody that would introduce any other issue or any other consideration other than do whatever it takes to win the game. So, today, to be able to come out of here with a win just obliterates any thought about any of the issues that you might have as to who’s out on the field.”
Jones said Romo understands where he stands with the team.
“Consequently, there’s nobody happier for our success, because it’s his success, and good things will happen for him,” Jones said of Romo. “He’s ready. He had a great week. He practiced all three days. He hadn’t done that in about 18 months, two years.”