By Jamal Baker
NDG Sportswriter
The NFC defeated the AFC 66-52 in the league’s now-annual flag football game Tuesday night at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
The Dallas Cowboys were well represented at the 2026 Pro Bowl Games with a league leading eight players that participated.
Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Jake Ferguson, Tyler Smith, Quinnen Williams, Brandon Aubrey and KaVontae Turpin all earned Pro Bowl honors.
Pickens was named Offensive MVP of the Flag Football challenge—catching three passes for 32 yards in the comeback victory.
The award caps off a tremendous breakout season for Pickens and resigning him should be priority number one for the Cowboys this offseason.
“I would love to,” Pickens said at the Pro Bowl when asked if he’d want to be in Dallas for the long run. “But when you can’t control it, you kind of just hope for the best.”
The 24-year-old wideout is blossoming into one of the best at his position and Prescott, who threw for 4,552 yards and 30 touchdowns with the help of Pickens, recognizes how important it is for Pickens to be wearing a star on his helmet next season.
“I think it’s vital. I think it must be done,” Prescott said. “I think obviously from Jerry to everybody down understands that, and one the impact on this offense and the team and the great player that he is, we’ve got to find a way to keep him here.”
Prescott earned his fourth career Pro Bowl selection after concluding his 10th season—time flies, right? It seems like yesterday when Prescott made his first trip to the Pro Bowl after his rookie season.
“Having come here my first year, my rookie year, it’s awesome,” Prescott said. “Being a decade in this, talking to Jared Goff, a guy being drafted with him, it’s awesome to come back and see guys like him, guys like Christian McCafferey, guys like Trent Williams who were Pro Bowlers the first time I was.”
“It’s awesome just that camaraderie, getting to talk to them, getting to talk about the game, their organizations, what goes on a daily operation basis, and it’s just fun.”
As one of the league’s veterans present at the Pro Bowl, Prescott has embraced the role of mentoring and giving knowledge to some of the younger Pro Bowl players.
“It’s been fun, just those natural conversations,” Prescott said. “Just having great conversations with Jalen Hurts in the locker room or Bijan Robinson, and sharing your experiences, what you’ve grown, especially just talking about the quarterback position with Jalen, it’s a blessing to be able to go through these experiences and now be able to share them to help some of these other great players.”
Prescott is also a finalist for the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award, joining Patriots WR Stefon Diggs, Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson, Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence and 49ers RB Christian McCafferey.
After a devastating hamstring injury that ended the back half of his ninth NFL season, Prescott returned to elite form while starting in all 17 games last season.
“The nomination is enough,” Prescott said. “All of us are deserving, each and every one of us that are finalists. Whether we win it or not, us being deserving, I’m thankful. The reward is us all coming back and getting to play this game, so I’m super thankful for that and congratulations for each and every one of those guys.”
The Cowboys may have sent the most players to the Pro Bowl, but the on-field results told a different story. We all know why—the defense.
Here’s hoping this franchise doesn’t waste a rare era of talent and finally builds a complete roster this offseason.
