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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott out for several weeks with hamstring injury

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will be sitting out the next "several weeks," CBS News Texas confirmed.

The starting quarterback suffered a hamstring injury during the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. 

The Cowboys (3-5) tried to rally behind Cooper Rush after Prescott was ruled out, having completed 18 passes on 24 attempts for 133 yards and a touchdown.

Rush guided an 86-yard drive in the closing minutes, capped by a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert and 2-point conversion. But the Falcons recovered an onside kick to seal the victory, 21-27.

Prescott is one of two Cowboys who suffered injuries on Sunday—wide receiver CeeDee Lamb spent half of the game fighting through a shoulder injury. Unlike Prescott, Lamb returned to the field. 

Lamb and Prescott were set to receive MRIs on Monday.

"We'll certainly make a solid decision based on what comes back. … We're in the progress of evaluating right now, and I wouldn't be able to comment," Cowboys Executive Vice President Stephen Jones said on 105.3 the Fan Monday afternoon.

The Cowboys host the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 10.

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