The physical nature of the NFL cannot be understated. The Cowboys will need to pay close attention to Dak Prescott’s throwing hand after he hit it on Zack Martin’s helmet on a pass attempt in the third quarter. This happened just one play after there was a 15-minute break in the action following the Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson having to be carted off the field.
Hutchinson got in on Prescott for a sack, but his leg went a direction it wasn’t intended to and he stayed on the ground in a major amount of pain.
Before being carted off, players from both teams came over to show Aidan Hutchinson some love 🙏 pic.twitter.com/P5Ne4SI8iQ
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According to Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams, the cart went towards the ambulance, not the x-ray room.
As for Prescott, he flexed his hand repeatedly for the next two plays. Tom Brady on the broadcast noted that a QB often won’t know the full extent of hitting a hand on a helmet until after the game.
Prescott missed time a few years ago from a similar injury. He hurt his hand in 2021 against Brady’s Buccaneers and missed five games. Cooper Rush is currently the Cowboys’ backup QB with Trey Lance also on the roster as the third-string QB.