Dak Prescott exited the Dallas Cowboys’ Week 9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons with a hamstring injury. Now the team is saying Prescott should miss multiple weeks as the mull over putting their starting QB on injured reserved.
Cooper Rush is set to take over as Dallas’ QB. Sitting at 3-4 in the NFC East behind both the Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles, and two games behind Washington in the loss column, the Cowboys need to turn things around quickly if they are going to salvage their season.
How long will Dak Prescott be out?
After undergoing an MRI, Prescott is set to miss multiple weeks. “It would take a lot for me not to be out there,” he said after the game.
#Cowboys QB Dak Prescott is expected to miss multiple weeks because of the hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday’s loss at Atlanta, sources tell me and @RapSheet.
No decision yet on whether to place Dak on injured reserve. But it’s worse than expected and it will be a bit. pic.twitter.com/9FXD6Mnkms
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 4, 2024
What did Dak Prescott say about his injury?
After the game, Prescott spoke to reporters to detail the injury. He said he hurt the hamstring on a scramble, but “it was something he’d never felt before.”
Who replaced Dak Prescott after his injury?
Cooper Rush entered Dallas’ game against the Falcons in the fourth quarter, with the Cowboys trailing the Falcons by a score of 27-13.
The team announced that Prescott was out for the rest of the game with a hamstring injury:
Cooper Rush has replaced Dak Prescott, who is done for the day due to a hamstring injury.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 3, 2024
In limited action this season Rush has completed 9-of-14 passes for 52 yards and an interception, without a touchdown.
Trey Lance, the former first-round pick of the San Fransisco 49ers, is the other quarterback on the roster. He was active for the first time this season but didn’t see the field.
NFC East standings in Week 9
The Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants and Washington leads the NFC East with a 7-2 record. The Philadelphia Eagles are second at 5-2 and are playing in the late afternoon window on Sunday. The Cowboys now sit at 3-5, 3.5 games behind Washington. The Giants are in last place at 2-7/
This is a critical moment for the Cowboys.
And they face it without Prescott.
