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Sunday's win proves it's Dak Prescott's world

PITTSBURGH -- Is there anything Dak Prescott can’t do?

A month after he won at Lambeau Field against Aaron Rodgers, the Dallas Cowboys rookie engineered a fourth-quarter comeback at Heinz Field against another Super Bowl-winning quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-30 in a game of "anything you can do, I can do better."

After Roethlisberger gave the Steelers a 30-29 lead with a fake-spike touchdown pass to Antonio Brown with 42 seconds to play, Prescott one-upped Roethlisberger. He completed three of his four passes on the ensuing drive, including two to Jason Witten.

The Cowboys were aided by a face-mask penalty that would have given them a chance to win the game with a Dan Bailey field goal attempt. Instead, Prescott’s rookie running mate, Ezekiel Elliott, ran untouched up the middle for a 32-yard score with nine seconds to play.

How in the world? With Prescott, anything seems possible.

Prescott looked like he put the Cowboys in position to win on the previous drive. Taking over with 7:51 remaining at the Dallas 25, Prescott sent his offense on a 10-play drive that ended with Elliott waltzing into the end zone from 14 yards out with 1:55 to play.

On the drive, Prescott hit four different receivers: Lucky Whitehead, Cole Beasley, Elliott and Witten. On third-and-8 from the Pittsburgh 28, he threaded a throw to Witten for 14 yards. On the drive, he was 6-of-6 for 48 yards.

It wasn’t always pretty for Prescott. He lost a fumble on the third play of the game. He missed some open throws. He forced some others, looking very much like a rookie fourth-round pick. But in the third quarter, he slid to his left in the pocket and let loose with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Dez Bryant, who fewer than 24 hours earlier found out his father had passed away.

Prescott was almost flawless after. On the final two drives, he completed nine of 10 passes for 76 yards. He finished with 319 yards on 22-of-32 passing with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Twice with the game on the line in the fourth quarter, Prescott answered. Just like he did late in the fourth quarter at Washington in Week 2. Just like he did when the Cowboys were down 14 points in the first quarter at San Francisco. Just like he did late in the first half of what turned into a convincing win at Green Bay. Just like he did in overtime facing the No. 2 pick in the draft, Carson Wentz of the Philadelphia Eagles, by completing all five of his overtime passes before hitting Witten for a game winner.

After the Bryant touchdown, the cameras cut to Tony Romo, who appeared to mouth, “It’s his time.”

After this performance, is there any doubt?