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Dak Prescott was bemused, his tone even playful when he shared the remark with a handful of reporters Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback was discussing his uncharacteristic recent interception trend. He took accountability, at times for his risky decisions and at times for the improved communication he could hammer with his receivers.<\/p>\n

But also \u2026 those tipped passes?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s just frustrating when you look on film and you see f***ing other quarterbacks throwing right to guys’ stomachs and they’re not catching it,\u201d Prescott said, in response to a question from Yahoo Sports. \u201cAnd my ball gets tipped up and picked like three times. Like, what the f*** is going on here?<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m just trying to live straight and live the right way and create good karma in whichever way I can at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps Prescott should keep trying.<\/p>\n

Because as the Cowboys faced third-and-4 in overtime against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Dallas’ defense already having thwarted the Jaguars’ overtime-opening possession, the dreaded tipped ball reared its punishing head again.<\/p>\n

Prescott’s pass \u2014 was his arm batted at the line of scrimmage? Broadcast footage of the fast-paced play was inconclusive \u2014 hit receiver Noah Brown as Brown dove. Then, the ball bounced off Brown and into the waiting hands of safety Rayshawn Jenkins, who raced 52 yards up the right sideline to win the game 40-34 for the Jaguars.<\/p>\n

This wasn’t the first time of late Prescott’s pass had bounced off his receiver and transformed into an interception. But was this the worst yet? The interception-turned-decisive-touchdown certainly seemed that way.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys squandered a chance to clinch a postseason berth in what would mark their first consecutive seasons qualifying for the playoffs in 15 years. (The Commanders’ Sunday night loss to the Giants later sent the Cowboys into the postseason anyway)<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlucky bounce for us,\u201d Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters<\/a>. \u201cGreat play by them.\u201d<\/p>\n