On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Dallas announced that Prescott had undergone season-ending surgery on his hamstring. During Prescott's absence, the Cowboys started back-up Cooper Rush against the Eagles, with third-string quarterback Trey Lance coming late during the 34-6 blowout loss.

Despite only playing 15 snaps during the Dallas Cowboys blowout 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Trey Lance, who isn't likely to be the team's starter any time soon, was fined $22,511 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness (use of helmet) on the fumble where he hit safety Reed Blankenship out of bounds, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero.

Trey Lance — the former third overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, whom the Cowboys acquired from the 49ers some 15 months ago — will not start in place of injured franchise quarterback Dak Prescott this Sunday.

With Dak Prescott out for an extended period, the Dallas Cowboys should give Trey Lance the starting job. Here's why Lance offers more upside than Cooper Rush.

Cooper Rush's eighth career start filling in for Dak Prescott as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys will be his first trying to bounce back immediately from a poor performance in a loss. Rush won his first four starts in 2022 as the backup to the franchise QB sidelined at the time by a broken thumb,