The tension between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles always brews on its own, but this week the temperature spiked early. Nick Sirianni didn’t bother with diplomacy.
He spoke with the tone of a coach who knows exactly what kind of quarterback he’s walking into. And that any slip in preparation will get his team shredded. He didn’t hint at intimidation, but he didn’t pretend Dak Prescott is ordinary either, who is just away from surpassing Tony Romo in passing yards. The respect was real, yet the undertone was simple. Philadelphia is treating this like a fresh battlefield.
This isn’t last year’s version of the rivalry. Sirianni made that clear without ever saying it outright. The Eagles are approaching this trip to Dallas like a new chapter with new threats and new pressure. It’s the kind of framing coaches use when they want their roster wired in from snap one. If anything, he set the stage for a matchup where excuses can’t exist.
Nick Sirianni’s Warning Shot Lands Squarely on Dak Prescott
Nick Sirianni didn’t sugar-coat what Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott represents. He said, “One thing that I can say is Dak’s a hell of a player. And that’s on display every time I watch him play. So that brings its challenges in itself. This 2025 Eagle team has never played in Dallas. So we’re going into it with that mindset, with that same consistency.” It was reported by an NFL reporter, Jeff Skversky.
That’s not flattery. That’s a coach acknowledging the obvious threat while telling his team the margin for laziness is zero. Prescott has been punishing defenses all season with his command of the pocket, his quick processing, and the way he stretches zones with layered throws. Sirianni’s message was simple: if the Eagles aren’t disciplined, Dak will turn their secondary into a display case for his arm talent.
The Eagles haven’t beaten Dak Prescott in Dallas since their 37–9 blowout win in 2017, and the drought has turned into an eight-year run of frustration at AT&T Stadium. Every visit since that night has ended the same way for Philadelphia. In 2018, the Cowboys beat them twice in Dallas, 27–20 and 29–23 in overtime, before Prescott carved them up again in 2019’s 37–10 rout. The struggles continued in 2020 when Dallas rolled 23-09 and in 2021 41–21 in the early-season meeting, followed by another lopsided Cowboys win in the finale.
The 2022 rematch brought more of the same, with Dallas topping Philadelphia 40–34 in a shootout. Nothing changed in 2023 either, as the Cowboys dominated 33–13, and the 2024 matchup delivered another Dallas victory. It’s been the same story for nearly a decade. Whenever the Eagles walk into AT&T Stadium with Prescott on the other sideline, they walk out beaten.
The pattern is undeniable. For eight straight years, every Eagles trip to Dallas with Dak Prescott on the other sideline has ended the same way. A loss. The rivalry has had swings in Philadelphia, but AT&T Stadium has become the one place where the Eagles can’t flip the script, no matter the roster, coach, or momentum they bring in. Until they break that streak in Prescott’s building, the burden stays on Philadelphia. The Cowboys don’t just own the matchup there; they’ve made it a benchmark the Eagles still haven’t matched.
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