Dak Prescott has been dealt a bad hand on the injury front this decade. He suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5 of the 2020 season against the New York Giants and missed five games in 2022 with a broken thumb.

And now, Dallas must finish the second half of a miserable 2024 campaign without their star quarterback. Rush is 5-1 as a starter with Dallas, but this year’s group is nothing like the talented squad he got to enjoy in 2022.

Dak Prescott’s Injury Ends Cowboys’ Playoff Hopes

The Cowboys already faced a long shot of reaching the postseason with a 3-5 record. But losing the franchise star, with a daunting second-half schedule ahead, all but destroys any realistic hope of sneaking in.

This team was underachieving with the Pro Bowl quarterback engineering the offense. Major changes are needed in Big D beyond this season, but Jerry Jones’ history tells us he’ll simply run it back with the same roster and coaching staff.