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Dak Prescott is Redskins' best reason to lock up Kirk Cousins

Dak Prescott had another superstar turn in his first Thanksgiving Day game for the Cowboys, but he wasn't the most efficient quarterback on the field in Dallas' 31-26 win on Thursday.

That would be Redskins counterpart Kirk Cousins, who had another monster passing game (41 of 53, 449 yards, three TDs, 120.7 rating). The performance capped a week full of big plays for Cousins, who ripped the Packers' pass defense Sunday in a similar way (21 of 30, 375 yards, three TDs, 145.8 rating) in a victory.

Cousins has done plenty this season to prove he needs to go from well-compensated franchise-tagged QB to getting filthy lucre over the long term, but the most compelling evidence for Washington officials to stop messing around and lock up him, stat, is Prescott.