No rush: Caution with Dak yields Cowboys win with backup QB.

No rush: Caution with Dak yields Cowboys win with backup QB.
Rush’s first NFL start produced a statement win for the surging Cowboys, as the fifth-year backup passed for 325 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead a 20-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night on the road in the league’s showcase game on national television.
“It wasn’t crazy.
I felt like I belonged out there,” said Rush, who went undrafted out of Central Michigan in 2017 and had appeared in only six games in mop-up duty in his career to date with only three attempted passes.
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“Coop has an arm.
The thing about Coop is he’s going to give you a chance,” Cooper said.
Prescott, who was hurt on the touchdown throw to beat New England in overtime on Oct.
17, had the bye week to rest and pushed hard to play — but the choice was not his to make.
The Cowboys endured a painful 11 games without him last season after he broke and dislocated his right ankle.