Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott surpassed expectations in his first two starts, but remains aware of his place on the team's hierarchy.

Prescott - selected in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft - became the team's starter when Tony Romo broke a bone in his back during the preseason. The rookie went 22-of-30 for 292 yards and a rushing touchdown during the Cowboys' 27-23 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday. However, Prescott remains deferent after steering the team to a 1-1 mark.

"This is Romo's team. I've said that from the moment that I was named the starter and he went down," Prescott said via Brandon George of The Dallas Morning News. "I'm just trying to do my best to win games and put this team in a successful position to do that week in and week out and when he comes back I'll leave that up to the big guys."

Prescott has taken care of the ball, avoiding interceptions during his first two NFL games, but downplayed the accomplishment.

"I've just thrown a lot of balls, I guess you can say, in two games," Prescott said. "It doesn't really mean anything to me. It's all about the wins. I'd like to be 2-0. Records are meant to be broken. That happened, and I'm sure that will get broken at some point."