For much of the last decade, some Dallas Cowboys fans have tried to make the case that quarterback Dak Prescott is the best signal-caller in the division over whoever is the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles.

There are also head-to-head arguments to be made that Dak himself can cite making his Cowboys-vs.-Eagles argument.

But there is a bottom line when it comes to Philly reaching the pinnacle of the sport: Ever since Prescott came into the league, the Birds have enjoyed an unprecedented level of success.

Philadelphia has reached the Super Bowl three times since Prescott’s 2016 NFL entry and has won two titles – the latest coming on Sunday in a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

As the Eagles have begun their celebration and their planning for another title, Prescott made it clear this week that his Cowboys expect to take over the NFC East in 2025.

“I feel like we’ve competed with the Eagles and beat them for the most part when we’ve played them,” Prescott said at a media gathering promoting Children’s Cancer Fund gala. “I don’t want to say, ‘Check the record,’ when the other guy is holding the trophy, right? So credit to them. They’ve earned it, and they deserve it by all means. But, yeah, (we’re) very close.”

That is a difficult debate for Dallas to win as we stand here today, as the Cowboys are coming off a 7-10 season while the Eagles are getting fitted for rings.

And yet Dak persisted.

“Especially even watching the NFC Championship Game and those two teams (Washington and Philly) – teams that we battle against each and every year a couple of times. … I eel confident that we’ve gotten the better part each and every time. …

“(But this year) it’s our turn, and it’s on us.”

The reaction from our East Coast man on the beat, Nick Faria?

“Prescott’s comments sound incredibly laughable, tone-deaf and naive,” Faria says. “Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been in the league for four less years than the Cowboys signal-caller but has three times as many playoff wins, two more Super Bowl appearances, a title, and a Super Bowl MVP over him.

“If Prescott wants to compare his team to the defending champs because of his regular-season record, perhaps he should focus more on the playoffs instead.

“Then, at least,” Faria concluded, “Dallas would be less of a laughingstock comparing themselves to the champs than they already look like at this point.”