Neil Reynolds' Wraps Week 12

There will be heavyweight NFC challenges in their future but for now, as the Christmas lights are being switched on, the Dallas Cowboys are starting to look like a Super Bowl team.

On Thanksgiving Day, the Cowboys exploded in a fourth quarter points frenzy to put an exclamation point on a game they were already well in control of. Dallas ran out 45-10 winners over the Washington Commanders and a wide range of players took turns taking moments in the spotlight.

Let's start with quarterback Dak Prescott, who has probably never played better in his seven and a half NFL seasons to date. He was masterful throughout, completing 22 of 32 passes for 331 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. His 142.1 QB rating was just shy of the perfect 158.3, but it's hard to know where Dak could have been better.

And his numbers are so impressive because he was so aggressive. There was no dinking and dunking here. Of his 331 passing yards and four touchdowns, 226 yards and three scores came on what are considered downfield throws, travelling more than 20 yards through the air.

The supporting cast was plentiful. Six different players scored touchdowns, five of them on offense. CeeDee Lamb and Brandin Cooks stepped up in the passing game and while Tony Pollard's 13 carries for 79 yards and a touchdown may not look that imposing, it was his best effort since a Week 3 loss to Arizona.

The defensive touchdown came from DaRon Bland, of course! The cornerback is having a season he and NFL historians will never forget. He snared a Sam Howell pass in the fourth quarter and ran it back 63 yards for a touchdown – his fifth pick six of the season. In securing the NFL's single season record in that department, Bland would not be denied and turned into a