<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-best-dak-prescott-backup-options-after-losing-cooper-rush-ravens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ best Dak Prescott backup options after losing Cooper Rush to Ravens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cowboys-best-Dak-Prescott-backup-options-after-losing-Cooper-Rush-to-Ravens.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys’ best Dak Prescott backup options after losing Cooper Rush to Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T12:36:44-07:00">March 16th, 12:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T12:50:26-07:00">March 16th, 12:50pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys have lost their seven-year <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-baltimore-gives-lamar-jackson-new-12-2-million-backup">backup quarterback to the Baltimore Ravens</a> in free agency.</p><p>Cooper Rush <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1901301188391215586" rel="noopener">agreed to</a> a two-year contract worth up to $12.2M with the Ravens on Sunday, per Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Rush made 38 appearances and 14 starts as a member of the Cowboys, throwing for 3,463 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Dallas also went 9-5 in the games that Rush started under center.</p><p>The organization will now undergo a QB search, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-stephen-jones-admits-dallas-may-have-take-qb-in-2025-nfl-draft">it appears that the NFL Draft</a> could be a preferred option <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1901303225254379522" rel="noopener">for a replacement</a> behind Dak Prescott.</p><p>COO Stephen Jones on the Cowboys’ backup quarterback, via Rapoport:</p><p>“We will evaluate the whole situation. You’re always wanting to have a young guy coming, that’s always a preference, and certainly that’s something we’ll look at in the draft is to see if there’s a young guy to start bringing along. Obviously we were focused on Trey Lance there when we traded for him and he was our young guy if you will, that we were bringing along. But all of those are things that we will start to evaluate with this draft, coach Schottenheimer, coach [Steve] Shimko, and Clayton [Adams] and that group, what’s available out there, what’s going to be in the draft and make the best decision in terms of what we’re going to have behind Dak.”</p><p>In Prescott’s absence during the 2024-25 campaign, Rush completed 187 passes for 1,844 yards, 12 touchdowns and five interceptions.</p><h2><b>Cowboys will replace Cooper Rush in the NFL Draft</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cooper-Rush.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Holding 10 available picks entering the NFL Draft next month, it’s likely that the Cowboys will be walking away with a new member of the QB room.</p><p>Seeing how Dallas has the No. 12 pick, selecting a signal-caller at that spot would be a bit of a reach, given the dearth of first-round prospects.</p><p>That said, the Cowboys could swing back in Rounds 2 or 3 and get themselves a Jaxson Dart, or a Quinn Ewers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ best Dak Prescott backup options after losing Cooper Rush to Ravens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-dallas-starting-trey-lance-over-cooper-rush-regular-season-finale');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys starting Trey Lance over Cooper Rush in regular season finale');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Cowboys-news-Dallas-starting-Trey-Lance-over-Cooper-Rush-in-regular-season-finale.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys starting Trey Lance over Cooper Rush in regular season finale</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-05T08:56:18-08:00">January 5th, 8:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-05T12:39:20-08:00">January 5th, 12:39pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys are set to wrap up their 2024 campaign with a divisional clash against the Washington Commanders. With the team being eliminated from the playoffs, there isn’t much for them to play for in this one, but they have decided to make things interesting thanks to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-cowboys-trey-lance-significant-week-18-reps">big decision at quarterback</a> involving <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-mike-mccarthy-cooper-rush-decision-trey-lance-twist-commanders-game">Trey Lance and Cooper Rush</a>.</p><p>Ever since Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring injury back in Week 9, Rush has been filling in under center for Dallas. While Rush has held his own, fans have been interested in seeing what Lance has to offer as he’s barely played in the NFL since being selected with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. He will get a shot to show what he’s got in the Cowboys’ regular season finale, though, as he’s <a href="https://x.com/SlaterNFL/status/1875946336878465281" rel="noopener">set to draw the start</a> over Rush in this game.</p><p>“Trey Lance will get the start for Dallas according to a team source,” Jane Slater shared in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Cowboys giving Trey Lance a chance to show what he’s got</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Trey-Lance.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Lance has played sparingly during his time in the NFL, as he’s thrown for just 819 yards and five touchdowns over four seasons in the league. Injuries have certainly derailed his progress, and his stint with the San Francisco 49ers got cut short thanks to them striking gold and finding their franchise quarterback in Brock Purdy, which certainly isn’t something they were expecting to happen.</p><p>That led to Dallas trading for Lance before the start of the 2023 season, and while he lost the backup quarterback job to Rush, he will get a shot to show off his sky-high potential against the Commanders. So while this game may ultimately be meaningless for the Cowboys, Lance’s presence under center should lead to fans tuning in to see what the talented passer has to offer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys starting Trey Lance over Cooper Rush in regular season finale

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-cooper-rush-dismisses-knee-injury-concerns-ahead-giants-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Cooper Rush dismisses knee injury concerns ahead of Giants clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cowboys-news-Cooper-Rush-dismisses-knee-injury-concerns-ahead-of-Giants-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Cooper Rush dismisses knee injury concerns ahead of Giants clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-26T17:19:39-08:00">November 26th, 5:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-26T17:20:20-08:00">November 26th, 5:20pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is not much the Dallas Cowboys (4-7) can do to inspire genuine optimism at this time. The team’s win over the Washington Commanders is arguably garnering less attention than its near-collapse and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-austin-seibert-culprit-blunder-vs-cowboys">its opponent’s mishaps</a>. One of the most popular brands in sports does not even seem to be a focal point anymore. Cooper Rush is not preoccupied with the outside chatter, however.</p><p>The veteran backup quarterback just wants to play and put the Cowboys in position to win more football games. His status for Thursday’s Thanksgiving face-off with the New York Giants (2-9) is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-cooper-rush-injury-report-giants-thanksgiving-clash">in some doubt</a> due to a knee injury. But Rush is acting like a man who expects to run onto the field in AT&amp;T Stadium this week after logging back-to-back <a href="https://twitter.com/SlaterNFL/status/1861550707377152501" rel="noopener">limited practice sessions</a>.</p><p>“Talked to Cowboys QB Cooper Rush today,” NFL Network’s Jane Slater reported on Tuesday. “He’s good to go for Thursday despite some knee soreness.” Many fans would prefer to get a larger sample size of former top-three draft pick Trey Lance, but the undrafted 31-year-old might be Dallas’ best chance at overcoming terribly bleak playoff odds.</p><h2><b>Cooper Rush, Cowboys try to keep things rolling</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cooper-Rush-unloads-a-pass-vs.-Commanders.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rush threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns while completing a superb 75 percent of his passes in Northwest Stadium last Sunday. He continues to prove himself to be one of the most reliable fill-ins today. His availability for the upcoming Giants game should logically increase the likelihood that the Cowboys win in consecutive weeks for the first time in almost two months.</p><p>Is that an acceptable goal, though? The organization has been devastated by injuries and poor performances throughout the 2024-25 campaign. Although the schedule is fairly manageable the rest of the way (the only true distressing challenge comes in the form of the Philadelphia Eagles at the end of the year), sliding into the playoffs feels beyond improbable. There is a large portion of the fan base that would rather build for the future.</p><p>Rush does not necessarily fit in the Cowboys’ long-term vision. He does represent something they occasionally lack, though. The former Central Michigan star has grit to spare and is a fighter. Dallas is desperate for the burst of life he can help provide. Results may not be the organization’s top priority for much longer this season, but cultivating a positive atmosphere remains vitally important.</p><p>Rush can accomplish both by contributing to another Cowboys’ win <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-thanksgiving-history-record-stats-highlights-playing-on-holiday">on Turkey Day</a>. It sounds like he will be ready for action.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Cooper Rush dismisses knee injury concerns ahead of Giants clash

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Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-vs-cowboys-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-thanksgiving-2024">Cowboys will be looking to pick up their second-straight win</a> when the face the New York Giants on Thanksgiving. However, that would become more difficult <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-cooper-rush-on-injury-report-after-dak-prescott-injury">if quarterback Cooper Rush was injured</a>.</p><p>Rush was limited on Monday <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1861177966530638179" rel="noopener">due to his knee injury</a>, via Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. He was among 16 players the Cowboys listed on their injury report.</p><p>However, it doesn’t appear as if Rush is facing a long-term ailment. Clearly he has some bumps and bruises. But head coach Mike McCarthy <a href="https://x.com/JCTSports/status/1861181580070273376" rel="noopener">isn’t expecting his knee injury</a> to keep him out of Dallas’ Thanksgiving matchup, via Josh Tolentino of Lone Star Live.</p><p>“He’s got some work to do,” McCarthy said. “But I think he’ll be fine.”</p><p>Rush is coming off his first win as an NFL starter, as the Cowboys defeated the Washington Commanders 34-26 in Week 12. The quarterback completed 24-of-32 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns. Both of Rush’s touchdown throws came in a hotly contested fourth quarter.</p><p>By winning that game, Rush has extended his leash on the Cowboys’ QB1 role. With Dak Prescott out for the season, it isn’t necessarily the most precarious leash. But it does give Rush an opportunity to prove what he can offer as a starting quarterback.</p><p>After his Week 12 performance, Rush is now completing 61.1 percent of his passes for 813 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Barring injury or another meltdown, he seems likely to hold off Trey Lance for the remainder of the season.</p><p>While the win moved Dallas to just 4-7 on the year, they don’t want to leave Thanksgiving empty handed. The Giants are one of their most storied rivals, and every game is personal.</p><p>Having Cooper Rush on the field at least gives the offense a sense of continuance. It still won’t reach the levels it did under Prescott. But Rush has at least proven he can lead the Cowboys to win. Of course, only if he’s healthy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Cooper Rush lands on injury report ahead of Giants Thanksgiving clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-mike-mccarthy-cooper-rush-decision-trey-lance-twist-commanders-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike McCarthy makes Cooper Rush decision with Trey Lance twist for Commanders game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cowboys-news-Mike-McCarthy-makes-Cooper-Rush-decision-with-Trey-Lance-twist-for-Commanders-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike McCarthy makes Cooper Rush decision with Trey Lance twist for Commanders game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-19T15:55:33-08:00">November 19th, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-19T16:03:43-08:00">November 19th, 4:03pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys got embarrassed by the Houston Texans, losing 34-10 on Monday Night Football in Week 11. It was the Cowboys’ fifth straight loss as the team fell to 3-7. Dallas has yet to win a home game this year, starting the season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-dallas-pulls-off-feat-not-done-1989">0-5 at home for the first time since 1989</a>.</p><p>Monday night was an absolute disaster for Dallas. And while there are plenty of things to regret, like the humiliating final score, or the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-stadium-roof-failure-fans-poking-fun-lackluster-season">Cowboys’ retractable roof breaking</a> and a giant hunk of metal falling to the field in front of reporters prior to the game, head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-mike-mccarthy-reveals-qb-regret-crushing-loss-texans">Mike McCarthy regrets not playing third-string QB Trey Lance</a> for a series.</p><p>On Tuesday, McCarthy went about <a href="https://x.com/calvinwatkins/status/1858994254619750667" rel="noopener">rectifying that oversight</a>. Although the coach was clear that Cooper Rush would remain the team’s starter, McCarthy said Lance would have a package of plays when the Cowboys take on the Washington Commanders in Week 12, according to the Dallas Morning News’ Calvin Watkins on X.</p><p>Dallas lost Pro Bowl quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-dak-prescott-knocked-out-falcons-hamstring-injury">Dak Prescott to a season-ending hamstring injury</a> in Week 9. Rush took his place against the Philadelphia Eagles the following week and, well, it went badly. Rush completed 13 passes for 45 yards. In the game. He also fumbled twice. The Cowboys lost the divisional clash 34-6.</p><p>Despite the underwhelming result, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-mike-mccarthy-sticking-with-cooper-rush-trey-lance-despite-45-yard-game">McCarthy stuck with Rush</a>, opting to start the eighth-year pro over Lance against the Texans. This, too, went badly. Although Rush improved on his previous outing with 354 yards and a touchdown Monday, he committed two more turnovers and most of his production came in garbage time as it never truly felt as if the Cowboys were in the game.</p><h2><b>The Cowboys enter ride or die status with backup QB Cooper Rush</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cooper-Rush_158fbe.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Nonetheless, Rush will be back under center next Sunday as McCarthy is doubling down on the veteran backup.</p><p>There’s been more doubling down this season in Dallas than a beginners’ blackjack seminar at a learning annex in Reno. Cowboys’ owner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-doubles-down-on-anti-curtains-stance">Jerry Jones has doubled down on his disdain for curtains</a>, on his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-doubles-down-after-issuing-threat-radio-host">right to threaten radio hosts</a> and, of course, on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-doubles-down-on-not-firing-mike-mccarthy-this-season">keeping head coach Mike McCarthy around</a>.</p><p>Taking a page out of the eccentric owner’s book, McCarthy has doubled – or maybe even tripled – down on rolling out Rush. Stubbornness is great and all but blindly sticking by Rush may not be in the team’s best interest.</p><p>The Cowboys gave up a fourth-round pick to land <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/trey-lance-trade-grading-cowboys-49ers-deal">Lance in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers</a> last year. With the season essentially over, it would be wise for Dallas to see what they have in the fourth-year passer before he hits free agency at the end of 2024.</p><p>The Cowboys look to end a five-game skid on the road against a dynamic, young Commanders team in Week 12. Washington has dropped two straight games to fall to second place in the NFC East.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
1844	12	5	-

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
1844	12	5	-

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