Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer made it known that his Cowboys “plan” on playing in Super Bowl LXI this coming February.
It sounds like quarterback Dak Prescott is among the Dallas players who are embracing a similar mindset amid the closing days of the NFL’s summer break.
Dak Prescott: “It’s Super Bowl or bust” every year for the Cowboys
“That’s the one thing I love about the Cowboys nation and being a player of the Cowboys is, it’s Super Bowl or bust,” Prescott recently said, as shared by Tommy Yarrish of the team’s website. “And truthfully, that’s the only reason you play this game. And so if that’s not your mindset, if that’s not your mindset as a fan, then to me, you don’t have the right passion. You’re not a true winner. So absolutely, we’re working every day for it…”
The Cowboys have been far more bust than Super Bowl over the past few decades, as Dallas hasn’t made even an NFC Championship Game appearance since the club won the Super Bowl in January 1996. That said, the Cowboys made numerous offseason additions to a defense that too often disappointed with its play during the 2025 campaign. It also seems like Prescott will have dynamic wide receiver George Pickens as a weapon through at least the start of the upcoming season, as Pickens is set to play on the franchise tag worth roughly $27.3M.
“Shoot yeah, that’s what’s left for me,” Prescott added about wanting to acquire a Super Bowl ring, according to Grant Gordon of the NFL’s website. “And that’s always been my mindset, you know. That’s the one thing I truly love about the Cowboys organization and the fanbase is it’s that or nothing. That’s what being a competitor is, if that’s not how you’re wired, if that’s not how you think, whether you’re a fan, whether you’re a player, whether you’re a coach, then I think you’re in the wrong business, and, honestly, I don’t want you on my team. I love those expectations.”
Why Dak Prescott thinks Cowboys have a chance to win the Super Bowl sooner rather than later
Prescott also insisted that the Cowboys have a realistic chance to be the last team standing in February.
“Obviously, each year you think that, but when you have last year as we did, the offense that we did, you make the changes and you’ve got a great defensive coordinator…yeah, and us understanding what needs to be done,” Prescott explained.
As Prescott referenced, the Cowboys parted ways with often-criticized defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus this past winter and eventually replaced him by hiring former Philadelphia Eagles defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Christian Parker. If Dallas’ defense can match the accomplishments of an offense that features the likes of Prescott, Pickens and others, the Cowboys could do more than simply participate in the next postseason tournament.
As of Monday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Cowboys as +2500 betting underdogs to win Super Bowl LXI. Perhaps Prescott will mention that fact when veteran Cowboys players report for training camp on July 28.