PRESCOTT NOT WORRIED ABOUT RASH OF PICK-SIXES

FCan Brandon Staley survive this debacle? His first-half defensive scheme was brilliant, his second-half plan stunk. He can take full responsibility for playing Williams last week, and he was beyond sorely missed. He also lost a timeout on a hopeless challenge. Joe Lombardi calling a jet sweep on third-and-short was so stupid he was sent to the principal’s office.

Dak Prescott wasn’t even going to talk about interceptions before a smaller group of reporters stopped the Dallas quarterback after his session with the media.

“Honestly,” Prescott said, “I’m not even thinking about them right now.”

The football world is talking about them, and the chatter will continue all the way to Monday night when the Cowboys (12-5) visit Tom Brady and Tampa Bay (8-9) in a wild-card playoff.

Here’s the rundown: A career-high 15 interceptions, tied for the NFL lead with Davis Mills of three-win Houston, and a personal-worst streak of seven consecutive games with at least one pick.

Prescott threw a pick-six in three of the last four regular-season games, the last in a 26-6 loss to Washington when the accuracy from the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of Year was shockingly bad.

For a franchise desperately seeking its first deep postseason run in more than a quarter-century, continued mistakes from the $40 million QB won’t sit well.

Prescott won’t dwell on them, because his life story doesn’t let him. He lost his mother to cancer and a brother to suicide, and has dealt with major injuries two of the past three seasons.

“When you’ve been through what I’ve been through, man, you don’t allow what people say and one performance to dictate who you are or how you’re going to approach the next day,” Prescott said.

Interview season

The Titans interviewed Chicago Assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham and Quentin Harris, Arizona’s vice president of player personnel, for their general manager job.

The Browns met with Philadelphia assistant coach Dennard Wilson about their defensive coordinator job, taking advantage of the topseeded Eagles having a firstround bye to speak with him.

Doc shove costs Walker

Packers LB Quay Walker was fined $13,261 by the NFL for the shove that led to his ejection from a loss to the Lions last Sunday. Lions team physician Sean Lynch put his left hand on Walker’s right elbow to move him away from the staffers so he could check on D’andre Swift. Walker then shoved Lynch in the back. Walker apologized Monday and said he spoke to Lynch to express his regret.