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Dak Prescott Named ROY over Teammate Ezekiel Elliott

Dak Prescott with another upset.

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback capped off an impressive first year by nabbing the 2016 Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award at Saturday’s NFL Honors ceremony.

Prescott beat out start running back and teammate Ezekiel Elliot — receiving 28 of the 50 votes, while Elliott got 21.

Prescott tied the rookie record for wins in a season with 13, completing 67.8% of his passes, with 23 touchdowns passes and only four interceptions.

Dak talked of splitting the award in half for Elliot, who bouyed the young quarterback with a league-leading 1,631 yards on the ground — 177 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s rookie rushing record.

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