The Facts: Prescott, who had the stitches removed from his surgically repaired thumb and began throwing a football this past week, is eyeing next Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams for a possible return, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Cowboys want to make sure that Prescott is as close to 100 percent healthy as possible and could push back his return until Week 6 against the division rival Philadelphia Eagles, according to Schefter's sources.

Diehards Line: If Cooper Rush continues to play well today against the Washington Commanders and the Cowboys continue winning with the veteran backup under center, it would buy Dallas even more time for Prescott to be fully recovered from his thumb injury. The two-time Pro Bowler initially was expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering the fractured thumb on opening night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prescott clearly is progressing nicely, however, after the Cowboys elected not to place him on injured reserve. The seven-year veteran is feeling better and also is gripping and throwing the football again. Prescott ideally would like to play off some of the rust next Sunday against the Rams before what could be a pivotal NFC East tilt the following week against the Eagles.