Dak Prescott Week 15 Outlook - Rams at Cowboys

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 12th 2019, 11:46am EST

He's coming off back-to-back brutal matchups against the Bills and Bears, though he was able to post rock-solid fantasy numbers (17.4-plus) in each of them. It surely helps that he threw the ball 49 times in each of those games, but that's seemingly a regular thing with him nowadays, as he's thrown 46-plus passes in four of the last five games. The Rams defense presents another tough matchup for him, as they're coming off a game where they held Russell Wilson touchdown-less for the first time in a calendar year. There are just three quarterbacks who've averaged more than 7.36 yards per attempt against the Rams all year, and two of them were prior to acquiring Jalen Ramsey. This is a must-win game for both teams, as both are vying for a playoff spot, and it should bring the best out of them. Outside of getting embarrassed by Lamar Jackson (who hasn't?) for five touchdowns in Week 12, the Rams have allowed just three passing touchdowns since Week 5. That's a span of seven games, which is rather impressive. The 61.8 percent completion-rate ranks 7th-best, 6.70 yards per attempt ranks 5th-best, and 3.84 percent touchdown-rate ranks 10th-best. Prescott also reportedly suffered a sprained left hand and injury to his right index finger against the Bears, adding another level of uncertainty. He's more of a high-end QB2 this week than the must-start QB1 he typically is.