After the Cowboys fell to the Buccaneers in final yr’s season opener, Dak Prescott informed Tom Brady they might see one another once more.

On Sunday, the star quarterbacks are set to face off in a season opener for a second straight season, this time in Arlington on the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.

Brady, who obtained an in depth have a look at Prescott a yr in the past, was very complimentary of the Cowboys’ quarterback.

“We’re going in opposition to a very good workforce. The Cowboys are very proficient in all three phases. I like all the things that Dak [Prescott]’s performed since he’s been the quarterback,” he mentioned on “Let’s Go! with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Grey on Sirius XM.” “I watched him his rookie yr, he led the workforce to a fantastic report. By no means let any of the success get to his head. He’s performed an incredible job.”

Brady and Prescott had an epic quarterback duel to begin final season. Prescott accomplished 42 passes for 403 yards with three touchdowns whereas Brady threw for 379 yards and 4 touchdowns. Brady obtained the final chuckle as he led the Bucs downfield to arrange the game-winning area aim with two seconds left.

Whereas Prescott received’t have his No. 1 goal from final season in Amari Cooper, Brady mentioned he’s nonetheless obtained a “dynamic receiver” in CeeDee Lamb and a fantastic working again in Ezekiel Elliott.

Brady — the NFL’s all-time chief in passing yards — had excessive reward for the Cowboys’ protection. Extra particularly, for Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons and defensive again Trevon Diggs.

“On protection, Micah Parsons is without doubt one of the dynamic gamers within the NFL that’s not solely a linebacker, however he’s a cross rusher, he does all the things for that protection. They put him in powerful conditions with matchups. He does a fantastic job within the cross rush. He does a fantastic job in cross protection,” Brady mentioned. “They’re doing a extremely good job with their defensive scheme, they alter their fronts lots. They modify their coverages. They obtained some guys within the secondary. Trevon Diggs led the league in interceptions final yr. So it’s a very good offense that may rating factors, particularly at dwelling. It’s a really proficient protection that forces a variety of turnovers.”

The respect between Parsons and Brady is mutual.

“You simply see his aggressive nature,” Parsons mentioned Wednesday after apply. “He has that fireplace within him. He seems to kill you. He needs to step in your throat such as you a roach. That’s what you search for in rivals. That’s why, when you’re an actual competitor you look as much as Tom Brady…

“We obtained to get him out this league,” Parsons mentioned laughing. “He’s been dominating this league too lengthy.”

The Cowboys can attest to Brady’s dominance personally. Brady’s 6-0 lifetime in opposition to Dallas in his 22-year profession.

Regardless of his success in opposition to the franchise, Brady isn’t taking the Cowboys evenly

“You’re taking part in in Dallas so that you’re taking part in in opposition to that dwelling crowd of 90,000 followers. So we’re challenged off the bat,” Brady mentioned. “We’ve obtained a extremely powerful month of September and it begins on Sunday evening and we’ve been working very laborious in camp to organize. Gonna have a very good week of apply, put ourselves in the absolute best preparation place we may very well be in. And now we’re gonna go on the market and we’ve gotta see if we will get the job performed.”

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