We will never see this again.
On the longest day in NFL history, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott became the only player in league history to throw a touchdown — and interception — on two different days during the same game.
Prescott set a rare piece of history on SundayGetty
Before the start of the Cowboys’ 20-17 victory against the Steelers on Sunday night, a thunderstorm hit downtown Pittsburgh right as the home team’s lineup was about to be announced.
The original scheduled start time of 8:20 PM ET was pushed back nearly 90 minutes, with the game eventually starting at 9:45 PM ET.
Prescott, the NFL’s highest-paid player, threw for 352 yards and two touchdown to along with two interceptions on the night.
Dak’s first touchdown and interception happened on Sunday, 6 October.
Because of the weather delay, his second interception and score happened in the early hours of Monday, 7 October, giving him the unique record unlikely to be replicated again.
The game itself ended at 1am on the East coast, wrapping up the longest day of NFL football ever.
The London game between the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings on Sunday kicked off at 9:30 AM ET.
The Cowboys vs Steelers SNF game ended at 1:00AM ET on Monday, rounding off a total of 15 hours and 37 minutes of continuous football.
It was a frustrating and mistake-filled night for the Cowboys as emotions threatened to boil over.
The first half was particularly ugly as Prescott threw a bad interception after what appeared to be miscommunication with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Lamb was unhappy with one of Dak’s ugly interceptionsX@TheLandoShow
Tolbert was the unlikely hero for the Cowboys in the big winGetty
The pass was nowhere near the $136 million wideout and landed right in the arms of cornerback Donte Jackson.
“Hard to explain… just thrown in coverage… something’s wrong,” Mike Tirico said on the broadcast.
Lamb seemed annoyed and could be seen mouthing something towards his quarterback as internet sleuths tried to work out what it was.
The Cowboys led 6-3 at half, but the Steelers rallied and were leading by four points with under three minutes to play.
Fortunately for Mike McCarthy’s team, Dak saved his best for last as he led a 70-yard drive that ended with the QB throwing a 4-yard touchdown pass to unlikely hero Jalen Tolbert for the game-winning touchdown.
The Cowboys were far from perfect but they got the job done under difficult circumstances.
The improved to 3-2 for the season while the Steelers dropped to the same record.
Next up for Dallas is the Detroit Lions this Sunday, while the Steelers face the Las Vegas Raiders.
