Cooper Rush struggles in first start of season as Cowboys are dismantled by Eagles
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ARLINGTON, Texas — In his first game since starting quarterback Dak Prescott was sidelined with a hamstring injury, backup QB Cooper Rush struggled in the Cowboys’ ugly loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium Sunday.
Rush completed 13 of 23 for 45 yards with a 61.7 passer rating and lost two fumbles before being benched in a 34-6 blowout loss. The Cowboys offense was unable to move the ball consistently — on the ground and in the air — from start to finish. It only had two sustained drives with Rush at quarterback, one of which ended in a turnover and the other a field goal.
Rush was benched for backup quarterback Trey Lance at the start of the fourth quarter. Rush, a Central Michigan product, had been 4-1 as the Cowboys’ starter with his lone loss coming against the Eagles during the 2022 season.
At the time of his benching, the Cowboys’ offense had 114 yards, led by Rico Dowdle’s 51 rushing yards, and was losing the game 31-6.
The Cowboys would turn the ball over on Lance’s first drive of the game after tight end Jake Ferguson fumbled after catching a pass.
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