He Atlanta Falcons will be left without defensive tackle Grady Jarrett for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Jarrett suffered a strained Achilles tendon in the second half and was quickly ruled out by the Falcons’ medical staff early in the fourth quarter. Atlanta led Dallas, 27-13, with 11 minutes left at the time of Jarrett’s exit.

Following the game, Jarrett told Falcons reporter Tori McElhaney who felt fine and was excluded from the game for precautionary reasons.

Jarrett, 31, is just over a year removed from the torn ACL that cost him the final nine games of last season, something he and quarterback Kirk Cousins, who tore his tendon Achilles on the same day as Jarrett, they argued this week. .

“Grady came up to me before practice (Wednesday) and said, ‘Hey, Week 9. We both made it longer than last year,’ and he punched me,” Cousins ​​said. “And I said, ‘You’re right. I hadn’t even thought about that, that it’s Week 9 now. We’ve turned the page beyond where you and I were last year at this point.'”

Jarrett, who entered Sunday tied for the team lead with 1.5 sacks and ranked second in tackles for loss with five, was in the midst of a strong performance against the Cowboys’ offensive line.

Jarrett, 6’0″, 288 pounds, had two tackles: a sack and a run stop for no gain that led to a fourth down and fumble on downs. Jarrett, a team captain, is one of the emotional leaders of the Falcons.

He was replaced by defensive tackle Kentavius ​​Street, who was active Sunday for the first time since Week 4 in the wake of Placement of rookie Ruke Orhorhoro on injured reserve.