ARLINGTON, Texas _ The Dallas Cowboys officially became rookie sensation Dak Prescott's team following veteran quarterback Tony Romo's emotional concession speech early this week.
But for the few remaining non-believers, Prescott left no doubt Sunday's 27-17 victory against the Baltimore Ravens.
He completed 27 of 36 passes for 301 yards with three touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 127.2.
It was his second consecutive 300-yard passing day.
No one is looking back now as it's full speed ahead for Prescott and the Cowboys, who streaked their way into history before 93,056 fans at AT&T Stadium.
Prescott has not only led the Cowboys to the best record in the NFL, but they now have the longest single-season winning streak in franchise history of nine games, breaking a tie they had with the 1977 team that opened the season 8-0.
"We're not going to spend a lot of time on that. We're going to process this and move forward," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "It's hard to win in the National Football League."
Prescott kept the starting job even though Romo was healthy and active Sunday for the first time since he suffered a fractured bone in his back Aug. 25, causing him to miss the first nine games of the season.
The Cowboys didn't want to disrupt the chemistry of what they believe has the makings of a special season that could possibly end with a Super Bowl berth for the first time since their last Super Bowl title in 1995.
Prescott has proven special enough to wrest the starting job away from a 10-year starter in Romo, who took over for a Drew Bledsoe midway through the 2006 season.
"The best thing that (Prescott) has done and our team has done is maintain our focus," Garrett said. "There are distractions in life."
His performance against a Baltimore Ravens defense that ranked No. 1 overall and held NFL-leading rusher Ezekiel Elliott in check was even more eye-opening.
This wasn't a case of the running game making things easier for Prescott. This was the fourth-round pick leading the Cowboys to victory in sizzling fashion.
Elliott had 25 carries for 97 yards in the game after having just 26 yards on six carries in the first half.
The game didn't start out so pretty for Prescott, who struggled early. He completed four of his first 10 passes for 31 yards as the Cowboys trailed 7-0 in the second quarter.
The Cowboys were one of five on third downs and had 58 net yards as a team when they got the ball with 9 minutes, 31 left in third quarter at their own 48.
It was soon first and 30 from the 28 after a block in the back penalty on center Travis Frederick and a holding penalty on tackle Tyron Smith on back-to-back plays.
But that's when Prescott seemingly woke up.
A scramble for 12 was followed by 12 yard pass to receiver Dez Bryant. He then converted a key third down with a 41-yard pass to receiver Brice Butler to make it first goal at the 7.
"That was really important for us," Garrett said of overcoming the first-and-30 possession.
Prescott followed with a 4-yard run. A perfect pass to tight end Jason Witten for a would-be touchdown was dropped.
But Prescott made it count on the ensuing play when he rolled right and found receiver Cole Beasley in the front right corner of the end zone to tie the score at 7.
The Ravens followed with 46-yard field goal from Justin Tucker.
Then Prescott led the Cowboys to a game-tying field goal in the final 1:37.
"That was an important drive to get momentum going into the second half," Garrett said.
He completed six of seven passes to set up a 30-yard field from Dan Bailey.
Prescott ended the first half by completing 13 of 21 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown.
He missed just two passes on the final two drives of the first half.
That Prescott was better in the second is why the Cowboys are so excited about him not only being the quarterback of the future, but also of the present.
Prescott completed 14 of 15 passes in the second half, including a streak of 11 consecutive completions to end game.
A 10-play, 92-yard scoring drive in the third quarter was followed by a 13-play, 88-yard scoring drive in the fourth.
Receiver Dez Bryant caught touchdown passes of 4 and 13 yard to put the Cowboys up 24-10.
"He's a hard matchup player for anybody," Garrett said of Bryant.
And when the Ravens rallied for a touchdown make the score 24-17, a flawless Prescott led the Cowboys on a 13-play, 72-yard drive that ended with a 21-yard field goal to put the game away.
The Prescott-led Cowboys ended the game converting six of their final seven third-down chances.
The Cowboys have four days to get ready for Thursday's Thanksgiving Day showdown against Washington Redskins.
"It's a different kind of week," Garrett said. "It's not new to us.'"
"The mental preparation has to be there."
Now that the quarterback decision is over, the big question is when will the Cowboys lose again?
