The Dallas Cowboys made a statement in Week 14 when they blew out the NFC-leading Philadelphia Eagles to extend their win streak to five games.
The Cowboys’ last loss came against the Eagles, so there was plenty of motivation for them to get some revenge and enforce their standing as a Super Bowl contender.
Dak Prescott has been the best quarterback in the NFL during Dallas’ run and seems to be the frontrunner for MVP.
Prescott and company get another tough challenge in Week 15 when they take on the Buffalo Bills who are experiencing a mini resurgence.
During this time of the year, no team is completely healthy and that applies to the Cowboys who are dealing with several injured players.
However, it looks like flu season may be hitting the roster as there are multiple players dealing with an illness via Michael Gehlken of Dallas Morning News.
“Four players on the 53-man roster are questionable: WR Brandin Cooks (illness), CB Stephon Gilmore (illness), WR Jalen Tolbert (illness) and S Malik Hooker (ankle),” Gehlken tweeted.
Cowboys officially ruled out NT Johnathan Hankins (ankle/knee) for Sunday’s game at Bills. Four players on 53-man roster are questionable: WR Brandin Cooks (illness), CB Stephon Gilmore (illness), WR Jalen Tolbert (illness) and S Malik Hooker (ankle). pic.twitter.com/y3IoNPVSf2
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) December 15, 2023
The biggest name dealing with some sort of sickness is Brandin Cooks who has established himself as the clear-cut No. 2 receiving option in the passing game behind CeeDee Lamb.
However, Stephone Gilmore has been a big boost to the secondary and his absence would also hurt if he’s unable to go.
As for Jalen Tolbert, he’s played sparingly and would not be missed too much if he can’t suit up on Sunday.
Hopefully, everyone is able to get healthy in time as the Cowboys will need all the help they can get to keep their win streak alive.
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