The Dak Prescott Interception Drama Is a Media Fiction Designed for Clickbait

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In terms of sensationalistic journalism aimed less at informing the public as opposed to making money for media companies, sports journalism is perhaps the worst. This is why so much of sports TV is centered around two talking heads arguing with each other: it’s a performance. They will jump on any storyline no matter how absurd, and unfortunately, they rarely let the reality of sports get in their way.

The drama around Dak Prescott’s interceptions falls directly in this category. Dak Prescott is not interception-prone. He’s a Dallas Cowboy. And dissing a Dallas Cowboy is a great way to get extra clicks on an article.

Let’s take a look at the career touchdown-to-interception ratio of the top QBs around the league to get the true story:

• Trevor Lawrence: 0.66 RATIO (39 TD, 26 INT)
• Josh Allen: 0.45 RATIO (139 TD, 63 INT)
• Tua Tagovailoa: 0.43 RATIO (55 TD, 24 INT)
• Jalen Hurts: 0.43 RATIO (46 TD, 20 INT)
• Joe Burrow: 0.37 RATIO (82 TD, 31 INT)
• Justin Herbert: 0.37 RATIO (95 TD, 35 INT)
• Patrick Mahomes: 0.25 RATIO (194 TD, 50 INT)