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This Dallas Cowboys season has been broken for a long time now and Sunday reaffirmed that.
Coming into this game against the Falcons, it felt like a major tipping point for the Cowboys. Following a loss to the 49ers, the wheels were starting to fall off, highlighted by Trevon Diggs confronting a reporter outside the locker room following the game.
That seemed to ratchet up with the news on Saturday that Ezekiel Elliott was being made inactive, and did not travel with the team, as discipline for having missed several meetings. Elliott, purportedly a team leader, having this type of issue and not even traveling with the team is far from a good look.
It wasn’t noticed at first, but Prescott suffered two injuries on a drive that resulted in a field goal. Officially, Prescott was ruled out with a hamstring injury he suffered during a deep throw to Jalen Brooks, but he was also seen receiving medical attention for a serious cut on his throwing hand.
Cooper Rush finished out the game, and he helped make things close, but the offense was crippled even more by the fact that Lamb continued to take shots to his shoulder. Lamb left the game several times, visibly in pain, but repeatedly waved off trainers and insisted on returning to the game. He technically finished the game, but Lamb was very clearly in pain and struggling to play through it.
Both injuries are as devastating, if not more so, than the loss itself. The odds of making the playoffs after falling to 3-5 are pretty slim - though not impossible, as the Cowboys learned for themselves back in 2018 - but if either Prescott or Lamb misses any time with the injuries they suffered today, the season may as well be over right now.
Philadelphia might be facing a Dallas team missing Dak Prescott.
The Philadelphia Eagles opened as 6.5-point road favorites in their Week 10 game against the Dallas Cowboys, according to FanDuel.
That’s ... a big number.
For perspective, consider that the Eagles opened as 6.5-point home favorites against the Jacksonville Jaguars entering Week 9.
Also consider that the Eagles haven’t won at AT&T Stadium since ... 2017.
This line seems to suggest that Dak Prescott is in serious jeopardy of missing next weekend’s game. The Cowboys’ starting quarterback suffered a hamstring injury in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons. CeeDee Lamb also got hurt on Sunday.
If Prescott can’t suit up, it’ll presumably be Cooper Rush under center with Trey Lance backing him up. Rush is 5-1 as a starter with his sole loss coming to the Eagles in 2022. Of course, his...
