“Cris Collinsworth drops sharp criticism of Dak Prescott on Cowboys' failed final drive”

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys had a chance in the final minutes to erase a 17-point deficit and upset the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium Football on Sunday evenings.

The Cowboys, who cut the deficit to six points with 3:32 to play, began a potential game-winning drive at their own 25-yard line with 3:05 left. But on first down, Prescott nearly threw an interception into the arms of 49ers linebacker Fred Warner. And on second down, Prescott was ripped out of the pocket by 310-pound defensive lineman Maliek Collins and threw the ball away.

NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth wasn't impressed.

“I'm telling you, Dak just doesn't move like he used to. He really doesn’t,” Collinsworth told play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico. “There were times when we saw him before the injury that he was able to take the ball and make some runs out of it.”

“That doesn’t really play a role in his game anymore.”

This is a valid criticism of Precott, as his lack of burst shows in rushing stats these days. Over the first eight years of his career, Prescott averaged 3.6 rushing attempts for 16.5 yards per game. But in seven games this year, Prescott hasn't rushed more than twice in a game and hasn't managed to exceed the 12-yard mark all year.

Unfortunately for the Cowboys, Prescott didn't recover from his misses to initiate their potential game-winning drive. He missed his shot on a deep ball to KaVontae Turpin on third down and was unable to make contact with receiver Jalen Brooks on fourth down.

The Cowboys offense never saw the football again as 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and company burned out the rest of the season to secure a home win.