NFC Notes: Cowboys, Eagles, Washington

Cowboys

Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott confirmed that he truly is fully healthy and denies that the team is in any kind of slump despite his poor play as of late.

“I’m fully healthy, 100% healthy,” he said, via Todd Archer of ESPN. “Thank you, though. I do realize I’m not playing my best ball, haven’t been playing it, have made some poor decisions, you could say. That’s kind of part of it. I wouldn’t say it’s slump material, but I’m definitely not up to my standards or expectations, and when you play at a high level, that’s what you create. So I’m glad people have the same expectations for my game as I do for myself. Practice being cut down shorter and having specific routes and things you want to make sure you’ve got the right timing on, making sure we get the extra work to dial those things in. Limited practice doesn’t allow you to do that. I think it’s the right time for us to turn it on. I had that talk with the skill position players in the signal-callers meeting is we’d much rather be going through what you’re through this time than we did than two weeks from now. Now that we’ve addressed it, we’ve held ourselves accountable for it, we can move forward and peak at the right time heading into the playoffs.”

• Cowboys RB Tony Pollard (foot) expects to be a game-time decision for Week 15: “It’s definitely getting better.” (Jon Machota)

Eagles

• Eagles HC Nick Sirianni said QB Jalen Hurts (ankle) participated in Friday’s practice and is “trending in the right direction” to play in Week 15: “Jalen Hurts was a full participant today. He’ll be listed as questionable. But he’s trending in the right direction and we’re hopeful.” (Jeff McLane)
• According to Aaron Wilson, the Eagles tried out P Brock Miller.

Washington

• Washington HC Ron Rivera indicated that “around 80 percent” of their players on the COVID-19 list are asymptomatic and is “optimistic” that some players will return in time for Week 15’s game. (Ben Standig)
• Washington QB Garrett Gilbert said he is preparing himself to play in Sunday’s given the current COVID-19 situation around the league: “I think it’s next, next, next man up. I don’t know how many nexts there are… Just some extraordinary circumstances. Whatever happens on Sunday I’ve got to do my best to get prepared and be ready for whatever my role is.” (John Keim)