Cowboys' Dak Prescott exits with hamstring injury late vs. Falcons, ruled out for rest of game

Prescott, also dealing with a right hand injury, got replaced by Cooper Rush

The Dallas Cowboys have been overmatched in their Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons. And that was before losing quarterback Dak Prescott for the bulk of the fourth quarter. Prescott was ruled out with a hamstring injury, according to the Fox broadcast.

Prescott was also seen shaking out his right hand on the sideline, clearly compromised in both his upper and lower body, which why is Dallas concluded his day was done with 11:40 left in the game. He finished with 133 passing yards and a touchdown -- a 3-yard scoring strike to running back Rico Dowdle -- on 18 of 24 passing on Sunday. 

Prescott is replaced by backup quarterback Cooper Rush, an eight-year NFL veteran. Rush has won five of his six starts in place of an injured Prescott, including victories in four of his five starts in 2022 when Prescott was out with a thumb injury. He completed one of his three passes for 3 yards on his first drive of the game Sunday afternoon. 

No matter who the quarterback is for Dallas on Sunday in Atlanta, beating the Falcons didn't appear in the cards. Dallas converted only one of its first nine third downs for a first down and went 0 for 3 on fourth down. Missed tackles and miscommunication on defense also hamstrung the Cowboys efforts to play complementary football Sunday afternoon.