The Dallas Cowboys have not made an NFC Championship Game since 1995 – exactly 30 years ago. Which makes them the team with the longest championship game draught in the NFC, after the Washington Commanders secured their spot in January with a win in Detroit.
Not that anyone’s been talking about it, or anything like that.
However, despite this rather unattractive statistical tidbit, quarterback Dak Prescott issued a rather ambitious prediction to the owner of the Los Angeles Rams, Stan Kroenke, ahead of their pre-season clash on Saturday night.
He told the Super Bowl champion that the team would “meet y’all in the NFC Championship Game”, per Ari Meirov.
#Cowboys QB Dak Prescott met with Rams owner Stan Kroenke before last night’s preseason game and told him, “We’ll meet y’all in the NFC Championship Game.”
(🎥 @MikeLeslieWFAA)
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— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) August 10, 2025
Dak Prescott Has High Hopes For The 2025 Season
For a team that not been in the position of being a game away from the Super Bowl, Prescott certainly seems self-assured in his belief that he and the Cowboys can finally have demonstrable postseason success.
Since taking over the reins nine years ago, back in 2016, Prescott has gone 2-5 in the playoffs and has – per the draught – never seen a conference championship. In fact, he’s only seen a divisional championship three times, losing all three to the 49ers, Packers and – ironically in this case – the Rams.
The Cowboys are currently 6-1 to win the NFC East division, with both the Eagles and Commanders far more favored than Dallas.
For what it’s worth, it would be far less shocking to see the Rams – who were a couple of faulty turnovers from beating the Eagles in a hotly contested Divisional Game – in the NFC Championship for what would be the third time under head coach, Sean McVay. The team are currently 2-0 in conference championship games since McVay took over in 2017.
What Is The Route To NFC Championship For The Cowboys?
It’s unclear if there is any realistic path to the NFC Championship – or indeed the Super Bowl – for Prescott and the Cowboys. The reaction to the hiring of former offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer – was poor to say the least – and the team lost long-time stalwarts like Zack Martin and DeMarcus Lawrence in free agency this past offseason.
If all three of: a.) George Pickens acclimatizes well to the Dallas offense and maximizes his great potential, b.) Tyler Guyton shows serious growth and Tyler Booker has a strong rookie season, and c.) Javonte Williams gets back to his rookie season form and/or Jaydon Blue proves to be a borderline Pro-Bowl level back – then Dallas could have one of the best offenses in the league.
Matt Eberflus, as much as he was bemoaned in Chicago – where he spent two and a half seasons as head coach, was a smart hire on defense as DC.
Even with all that, predicting anything greater than a .500 season is really somewhat of a stretch. But crazier things have happened – none more than Washington making that same game last season for the first time since the days of Mark Rypien in the early ’90s.
