Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been ruled out of his team’s away game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday due to a hamstring injury. Cooper Rush took over.

Fox Sports sideline reporter Pam Oliver reported the news about Prescott, who also had his hand checked on the sidelines.

Prescott completed 18 of 24 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown before exiting between the third and fourth quarters. During the season, he completed 185 of 286 passes for 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions for a Cowboys team that entered Sunday with a 3-4 record.

The former Mississippi State standout is in his ninth season in Dallas, has won three Pro Bowls and led the NFL with 36 passing touchdowns in 2023. Prescott also won the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2022.

Prescott has missed time twice before due to injuries.

the first one In conclusion He suffered a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle after a tackle in a game against the New York Giants on October 11, 2020. Prescott missed the remainder of the season but returned in time for the 2021 season.

Prescott also started five games in the 2022 season following his injury. right thumb broken in his team’s Week 1 opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Otherwise, he enjoyed a clean bill of health.

Without him, the Cowboys turned to Cooper Rush, who replaced Prescott for the 2022 season.

Rush, 30, has been with Dallas since 2017, except for a very brief stint with the New York Giants in 2020. During the 2022 season, Rush completed 94 of 162 passes for 1,051 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. . Dallas went 4-1 under his watch.