The Dallas Cowboys have been playing mystery with the shoulder of one Rayne Dakota Prescott all week. Hurt on the opening play of the team’s second drive in their convincing win over the playoff-hopeful Los Angeles Rams, Prescott had a quiet day. He didn’t throw deep very often, he didn’t throw at all in the fourth quarter, but the game was already out of reach.
Was it also due to the injury that kept him from throwing the first two days of practice, and only had Prescott doing soft tosses on Friday? Maybe, but even if that was a contributing factor it’s no longer the case. The team has released their final injury report for the Week 16 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, and Prescott is nowhere to be found on the game status designations.
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott still limited today with shoulder injury. But he’s not questionable for Sunday. There is no question he’s playing vs. Eagles pic.twitter.com/bHNjIqZEMs
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) December 20, 2019
Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch is the only player ruled out, set to miss his fifth-straight game with his neck injury.
Listed as questionable are sepcial teamer CJ Goodwin, backup linebacker Joe Thomas and backup receiver Devin Smith.
Aside from Prescott, Dallas also has positive news that Sean Lee, who in filling in for Vander Esch had his best game in two seasons against the Rams, is also not listed under the game status designations. Lee was held out of Friday’s practice for precautionary reasons, but he missed all three practices last week nursing his pectoral and thigh injuries. A week of prep wasn’t necessary for him to turn back the clock, now he’ll see if he can do it again.
On the opposite sideline, the Eagles have ruled out a key component of their offensive attack. Lane Johnson, the team’s best lineman and integrally tied to their overall success, was ruled out with his high-ankle sprain.
Listen as questionable are running back Jordan Howard, wideout Nelson Agholor and defensive end Derek Barnett. All would be starters if healthy. Howard could miss his seventh game with a shoulder injury originally outlined as a 4-6 week injury.
The Eagles also have a slew of major contributors placed on injured reserve recently, most notably WR Alshon Jeffery.
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