Dak Prescott is at least a name to watch as the Cowboys turn the page to Week 5.
After Dallas’ 34-30 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reported that Prescott’s throwing hand was wrapped. Watkins said it “seems fine,” but also noted that the wrap was “noticeable.”
“Dak Prescott has his right hand wrapped. It seems fine. But it’s noticeable,” Watkins said.
Prescott addressed it after the game and said he got “stepped on” and is fine aside from swelling, Watkins reported.
Right now, there doesn’t appear to be major alarm. Still, injuries can shift quickly once tests and follow-up become part of the picture, and the Cowboys are heading into a short week, which makes everything a little trickier.
Dallas plays on Thursday, so the team’s first injury report will come Monday afternoon. It’ll only be an estimation since the Cowboys won’t have a normal practice, but it should at least provide a first look at where Prescott stands.
And if the hand is the only issue, that would be a relief considering what he absorbed against Houston.
The Texans brought heat all afternoon. According to Pro Football Focus, Houston finished with 19 pressures, while Prescott was sacked three times and hit 12 times overall.
Will Anderson Jr., Danielle Hunter and former Cowboy Jadeveon Clowney accounted for 11 of those pressures and eight of the hits combined. Anderson alone registered five QB hits.
Prescott came out of a game that was as chaotic as it gets with a win, but it took a lot to get there.
The Cowboys spent stretches looking like they were headed for another bad loss before the offense and defense finally settled in. Then, late in the fourth quarter, it looked like Dallas might give it right back. Instead, Prescott helped guide the game-winning drive and leave Reliant Stadium with a 34-30 victory.
He was pleased with the result, but he made it clear the job is far from finished.
“There’s nothing like winning, and I wanna say it fixes all the problems but it doesn’t," Prescott said, per Patrik Walker of DallasCowboys.com.
"It makes you feel good, at least for a day or so. But at this point, you know, we got to turn the page and get ready for Thursday.
We can't sit here and have some winning hangover, so early in the season. It's no different than last week's loss.”
Dallas now has a short week to deal with, but the matchup ahead comes against a Tampa Bay team that is off to an 0-4 start and will be without Baker Mayfield.
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