Crunching Cowboys stats: Moore progress for Dak

Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY SportsThe numbers are in from the Dallas Cowboys’ win over the Detroit Lions. There are a lot of things to consider, but let’s start with a season-long look at the performance of Dak Prescott, who has forced his way into the MVP conversation.

Numbers by game

DET 444 116.6 72.1 W He started off red hot, cooled down during the disappointing losing streak (despite the big yardage numbers against the Green Bay Packers), and now seems to be returning to form as all the stats are up over the last two games. The fact they lost the Minnesota Vikings contest is more about the failures around him than anything.

This is also about Kellen Moore, hence the bad pun in the title. And…