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FRISCO, Texas -- In the blink of an eye, two of the greatest of all time departed their longtime football homes this week. Six-time champion head coach Bill Belichick and seven-time college national championship head coach Nick Saban and saw their tenures with the and the University of Alabama.Ahead of the second-seeded ' Super Wild Card Weekend showdown with the seventh-seeded , Mike McCarthy and some of his players took time to reflect and appreciate their careers."Well, change is constant in our league," Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday. "I think when you see careers, I think you need to show respect. Those guys have done it, I mean Coach Belichick and Coach Saban, their numbers speak for themselves. Championships. The consistency. The longevity Zach Duke Jersey . Personally, I do feel sustained succe s is the biggest challenge in this league and those two have done it as good or better than anybody."McCarthy went head-to-head with Belichick's Patriots five times, emerging with a 3-2 record head-to-head. He lost two of three as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers with the lone victory a 26-21 triumph at Lambeau Field, coming in Week 13 of the 2014 season. McCarthy got Tony Oliva Jersey revenge and won both meetings against Belichick as the head coach of the Cowboys: a 35-29 overtime road win in Week 6 of the 2021, a game that ended on a 35-yard touchdown pa s from quarterback to wide receiver as well as a 38-3 drubbing at AT&T Stadium in Week 4 this season in running back homecoming game. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates Justin Morneau Jersey , special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Prescott, a Louisiana native, naturally grew up a fan, actively rooting against Belichick and future Hall of Phil Hughes Jersey Fame quarterback . Eight seasons into his own career, he po se ses a much greater appreciation of what the Patriots accomplished in Belichick's 24-year as head coach, averaging a Super Bowl victory every four years. "For one, just thankful getting to compete against a guy Belichick like that," Prescott said Thursday. "A guy that wrote a lot of history in this game, been so influential to the game. Him and the Patriots organization, remarkable. Obviously, we're talking about trying to win Super Bowls and chase greatne s. Those guys have been the ones that I've seen throughout my lifetime really dominate that. It's impre sive. No different than Tom Brady , two guys that I disliked a lot growing up before I understood what they were doing and then became the fact of admiring their abilities and their mindsets to be great year in and year out and do that consistently is something that I continue to chase. Great career, obviously can still do it and interested Glen Perkins Jersey I gue s as the rest of us are if it's on to another place or not. Hell of a coach. Always fun competing against him. Look forward to what his future is." The 35-point lo s McCarthy, Prescott and the Cowboys handed Belichick's Patriots stands as the six-time Super Bowl champion's largest lo s in any game of his head coaching career. That may not be the last matchup between the two Super Bowl champion head coaches .