Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott told Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke, "We'll meet y'all in the NFC Championship game," while greeting him alongside Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the clubs' preseason matchup on Aug. 9. Prescott’s remark underscores the heightened expectations in Dallas under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer after last season’s 7–10 finish. The Cowboys have not reached the NFC Championship since the 1996 season, the longest active drought in the conference. The Rams were eliminated in last season’s divisional round by the Philadelphia Eagles and are also aiming to return to the league’s final four. Prescott’s comment adds an early layer of intrigue to a potential postseason clash between two franchises looking to reassert themselves in the NFC hierarchy.