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Todd Archer
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ESPN Staff Writer- Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003
- Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins
- Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children
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Adam Teicher
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ESPN Staff Writer- Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star
- Joined ESPN in 2013
Dak Prescott vs. Patrick Mahomes: That’s the top billing for Sunday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET, Fox), where two of the NFL’s three $40 million quarterbacks meet for the first time in their careers.
“If I was a fan, this is a game I’d watch on Sunday, especially with both quarterbacks,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said.
Both teams are viewed as threats to make deep playoff runs and both quarterbacks enter the game coming off that’s-more-like-it performances in Week 10.
A week after throwing for just 166 yards during a 13-7 win against the Green Bay Packers — the fewest in a game he started and finished — Mahomes threw for 406 yards and five touchdown passes with no interceptions in a 41-14 win against the Las Vegas Raiders. Mahomes committed no turnovers for the second straight week after having 12 through the first eight games of the season.
“I’m aware of the numbers as far as the turnovers, takeaways, but I think just like anything in our game, the last game, he’s AFC offensive player of the week,” McCarthy said of Mahomes. “I think that shows you not only what he’s capable of, he’s played at that level for a long time already. He’s established himself in the league as an MVP quarterback so that’s the quarterback we’re preparing for.”
A week after completing just 48.7% of his passes during a loss to the Denver Broncos, Prescott had what McCarthy said might have been his best game of the season, throwing for 296 yards with two touchdown passes while rushing for another in a 43-3 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
“He’s not just a good quarterback,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said of Prescott. “He’s a good athletic…
Source : espn
