Dak Prescott remains one of the most improbable stories of the 2016 season. A fourth-round pick in April, the expectations for the rookie mostly involved spending his Sundays on the sidelines watching Tony Romo. Instead, Romo is still sidelined with a preseason back injury, and all Prescott has done in six NFL starts is lead the Cowboys to a 5-1 record while completing 69 percent of his throws with seven touchdowns and just one interception.

Not only is he outplaying Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, the No. 2 pick in the '16 draft, Prescott has been better than everybody not named Matt Ryan or Drew Brees. According to Football Outsiders' advanced metrics, Prescott ranks third in total QB value. And in terms of value per play, he's second, behind only Tom Brady.

Such success -- especially a month and a half into a professional career -- might go to some players' heads. Not Prescott, who remains laser focused on one thing: Doing his job.

Earlier this month, Prescott passed up Kanye West tickets to avoid the perception of what that might look like coupled with a simple fact: "I love my sleep."

There's more: The Cowboys spent last week on their bye, and instead of taking advantage of a late-night television appearance and an overseas endorsement opportunity, Prescott went home to Louisiana to kick it with his grandmother.

"It's football and family," Prescott said last week, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "That's what I focus on. If I have time to get away and spend time with my family that I'm not going to get to do for awhile that I haven't done for a while. I'm going to take advantage of it. It's more important to me to spend time with my family than go with those deals.

"One of them was a late night show with somebody. Another one was out of country and that was definitely no. Those deals with be there. If they really want it bad enough, they will find a way."

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett didn't seem shocked by Prescott's decision to keep it low-key during the week off.

"It doesn't surprise me one bit," he said. "That is what he is all about. He is very focused on the right things in life. Family is very important to him. Football is very important to him. He has worked very hard to be prepared for every opportunity we have given him. I think he wants to get away from things the next couple of days. Get with people he knows and loves and come back ready to go on Monday."

Prescott and the Cowboys (5-1) host Wentz and the Eagles (4-2) this Sunday night.