Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott missed Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings because of a calf injury, but the team expects him to return in Week 9, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport:
Ian RapoportFrom <a href="https://twitter.com/gmfb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GMFB</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cowboys?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cowboys</a> QB Dak Prescott was really close last night and that bodes well for this week, while <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saints</a> QB Jameis Winston is believed to be done for the season with a torn ACL and MCL damage. <a href="https://t.co/ITxvfVL2Xm">pic.twitter.com/ITxvfVL2Xm</a>
"From what I understand, he was really, really close to playing," Rapoport said of Sunday's game. "Now, the Cowboys were not gonna put him in harm's way at all.