{
  "id": 8797215,
  "title": "Dak Prescott sets Dallas Cowboys franchise record, passing Tony Romo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/dak-prescott-sets-dallas-cowboys-franchise-record-passing-tony-romo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:54:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dak-prescott-sets-dallas-cowboys-235410827.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott broke the franchise record for touchdown passes, surpassing Tony Romo's mark of 248. Prescott's career total now stands at 249, thanks to a fourth-quarter pass to CeeDee Lamb. This achievement marked his second scoring connection with Lamb in the fourth quarter and his 37th touchdown pass to him, surpassing any other receiver in Prescott's career. Prescott's performance helped the Cowboys improve to a 1-1 season record after a Week 1 loss to the New York Giants.",
  "summary": "Dak becomes the franchises all-time leader.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dak Prescott breaks Dallas Cowboys touchdown pass record with 249",
    "Surpasses Tony Romo's previous mark of 248",
    "Fourth-quarter pass to CeeDee Lamb sets new franchise record"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Dak Prescott solidifying his place in Cowboys history by breaking the franchise's touchdown pass record indicates he is deepening his legacy with the team, eclipsing a benchmark set by predecessor Tony Romo.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Dak Prescott overtakes Tony Romo as Cowboys' leader in career TD passes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/dak-prescott-overtakes-tony-romo-as-cowboys-leader-in-career-td-passes",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:50:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}