It’s not official yet, but injured Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott is headed to injured reserve, according to Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones.

“I think there’s probably no way he can come back in the four-week period, so we’ll put him there (on IR) and have that spot on the roster to use in terms of the next four weeks and go from there,” he said. Jones on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “It’s obviously a difficult situation, very difficult, to lose him for that period of time, but we’re going to do what’s best for Dak and right now I don’t think anyone knows if it will be four weeks, six weeks or the rest.” season.

“We’ll have to continue to monitor it and see where it takes us.”

Backup Cooper Rush, 30, is scheduled to start Sunday against the Eagles (6-2), as Dallas (3-5) has one last chance to be relevant in the NFC East this season.

“I mean we’re just trying to beat Philadelphia.” Rush said earlier this week. “That’s our approach this week. We have to take them one at a time. It’s cliché, but it works. And that’s the goal and we’re really taking it practice by practice, game by game and we’re taking it practice by practice, game by game and we’re taking it practice by practice and game by game.” We’ll see what happens.”

Prescott suffered a partial hamstring avulsion in the Cowboys’ loss to the Atlanta Falcons last week. That’s an injury that typically requires 6-8 weeks of recovery, and at that point, it’s conceivable the Cowboys could consider shutting down Prescott if the postseason is out of reach.

When Prescott is moved to injured reserve, that would keep him out for at least the next four games through Dec. 9 and another two weeks would extend things until Christmas at the earliest, meaning Rush and/or third-stringer Trey Lance would have to exceed expectations. to keep the Cowboys in a race with the Eagles and division-leading Washington, which heads into Week 10 at 7-2.

“Very aware that it’s there, very aware that it could happen,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said, “but that kind of thinking hasn’t come into play.”

It could come into play if the Eagles snap a six-game losing streak at AT& Stadium in which Philadelphia has been beaten by an average of 16.5 points per game.

In six career starts, Rush has won five of them with the only loss coming against the Eagles in 2022. He has seven touchdown passes and four interceptions in those games and three of the picks came against Philadelphia in 2022.

Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore was the Rush OC in Dallas during the 2022 season.

“Coop is a really smart player,” Moore said. “He has a great sense of the game. Anticipation. Vision. Feeling what the defense is doing. I think he puts himself in a very good position. He can handle the volume from an offensive game plan perspective. When Coop has gone in there, he has been successful. It will continue to be a challenge for us.

For Rush it’s about seizing an opportunity.

“You play a ton in college, it’s things you’ve been doing your whole life, trust who you are and the system is the system,” Rush said. “You do what you’re supposed to do. You do what you’re trained to do.”

JOHN MCMULLEN PREDICTION: Eagles 33, Cowboys 17

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