Cooper Rush is making a good case to stay as Prescott's backup. If Rush can help pull an upset in either of the final two games at Philadelphia on Sunday or home against Washington, he'll have a winning record in three different seasons filling in for Dallas' injured star QB.

This season, Rush has thrown for 1,697 yards, 11 touchdowns, and just three interceptions in relief of Dak Prescott.

The Atlanta Falcons received an early Christmas gift from the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday evening. After defeating the New York Giants, 34-7, the Falcons got to sit back and watch as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were upset by the Cowboys in prime time.

The Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers produced a nail-biter for the fans on Sunday night. It was the Cowboys hosting the Bucs in this one at AT&T Stadium, and it was the home team that escaped with a hard-fought 26-24 victory after quite a clash.

Coming off the first three-touchdown game of his career last week against the Carolina Panthers, Rush threw an 11-yard strike to wide receiver Jalen Tolbert on the Cowboys' second

With Dak Prescott out for the season, Rush has gotten the audition to return in 2025 with six starts and three more to come.

The Cowboys quarterback, who took over as the starter after a season-ending injury for Dak Prescott, now has a 3-3 record this year and an 8-4 record as a starter for his career. Rush also started one game in 2021 and five in 2022 in relief of Prescott.

Even Bucs star wide receiver Mike Evans said it, "They deserved to win today [because] they played like they were trying to clinch playoffs and we didn't." The intensity shown by the Cowboys was particularly special because not only were they not trying to clinch a trip to the postseason but they were mathematically eliminated from contention hours before the game.