ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Dak Prescott smiled widely and playfully shoved Tony Romo after the 10-year starter the Dallas rookie replaced finished his only drive of the regular season with a touchdown pass.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been bragging all season about the chemistry in a delicate situation between his quarterbacks – along with the closeness of the rest of the locker room – and is counting on those bonds when Dallas opens the playoffs at home Jan. 15.
“You see a camaraderie,” Jones said after the Cowboys lost to Philadelphia 27-13 despite the Romo TD while resting many regulars in the regular-season finale.
“You saw, just to start with, No. 9 and No. 4 and you saw really how genuine it is for them to be working together the way they are and really how exceptional that their situation is and how we’re benefiting from it as a team.”
The Cowboys (13-3) don’t anticipate using Romo in the playoffs. Prescott and fellow first-year sensation Ezekiel Elliott will be the focal point regardless of the opponent in the first divisional game at AT&T Stadium, which opened in 2009.