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Why run game from Dak Prescott is more important to the Cowboys offense than ever

Dak Prescott has always fashioned himself as a quarterback who can run rather than a running quarterback.

For the evolving Dallas Cowboys offense heading into Sunday’s NFC East showdown at the Washington Redskins (3-2), it’s a difference without a distinction.

The Cowboys (3-3) need Prescott to run to reach its full potential in 2018, more so than his first two years in the league and it’s important that he continues to do so, per offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.

“You can see the effect of the games that he ran the ball,” Linehan said. “Where we had good production from him in the run game we played well offensively.