Cowboys Headlines: Injury updates; inside Alijah Clark's key play

Sunday's improbable win over the Eagles left several Cowboys hurting as they head into a very short prep week. Superstar George Pickens spent Monday dealing with knee and calf soreness, and Quinnen Williams and Caelen Carson also got dinged a bit, but the Cowboys don't seem overly concerned... yet. Tyler Guyton, though, could be a different story. He suffered an ankle injury and may miss time, starting with Thursday.

The behind-the-scenes stories of Week 12's dramatic comeback will be told for a long time in Dallas, including how the halftime speech that made the biggest impact was given by a guy who's been in the locker room less than three weeks... and how Dak Prescott willed his teammates around him to just keep believing they could win, right up until the moment he knew they would.

Meanwhile, Jerry Jones made a definitive declaration about Pickens's future in Dallas. Read on for that, plus how one burst of hustle from an undrafted rookie bumped the Cowboys' win probability by over 30 percentage points. And that viral video of the Philadelphia kids beating up on Cowboys-themed punching bags? Alijah Clark has an incredible real-life connection to the school.

The Eagles appear to be a little all over the place in deciding what happened on Sunday. While Saquon Barkley took personal responsibility for his costly fumble, guard Landon Dickerson claimed the Philly O-line wasn't prepared for the Cowboys to use five-man fronts against them. And head coach Nick Sirianni is getting questions about his suddenly-anemic offense taking their collective foot off the gas not even 20 minutes into the Week 12 game. To that end, he's sticking with embattled offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. Defensively, the Eagles will have to finish out 2025 minus a key piece of the secondary; safety Andrew Mukuba suffered a serious leg injury and will reportedly require surgery.

Looking ahead at a few future Cowboys opponents, the Chiefs will likely be missing one of their offensive linemen this Thursday, and the Vikings have themselves a real quarterback quandary three weeks before they're set to visit AT&T Stadium. With the dreadful J.J. McCarthy now in concussion protocol, Max Brosmer is prepping to start and John Wolford is the team's backup. And the chaos continues for Big Blue; the Giants' interim head coach has fired the team's defensive coordinator after their latest collapse and with five games left on the schedule. All that, and the Cowboys' monumental win made barely a ripple in the team's standing in the power rankings.

Dallas Cowboys Top Headlines

• George Pickens has knee, calf injuries :: ProFootballTalk (Link)

• Updates: Schotty provides 4 injury updates :: The Mothership (Link)

• Report: Cowboys OL starter likely to miss time with high ankle sprain :: Cowboys Wire (Link)

• How a spirited halftime speech jolted the Cowboys’ biggest rally in team history :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Link)

• Quinnen Williams on Cowboys defense: 'I think we're hitting our stride' :: The Mothership (Link)

• Dak Prescott's surprising message to Cowboys before wild comeback :: Cowboys Wire (Link)

• Cowboys' Dak Prescott after George Pickens' performance in win over Eagles: 'He's not from this planet' :: NFL.com (Link)

• Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sends clear message about George Pickens’ future in Dallas :: PFSN (Link)

• Did Cowboys' win over Eagles set the table for a playoff run? :: ESPN (Link)

• What many people are getting wrong about heroic Dallas Cowboys play from undrafted rookie going viral :: A to Z Sports (Link)

• Cowboys special teams hero has crazy tie to viral Eagles-loving elementary school :: Dallas Morning News (Link)

Philadelphia Eagles News & Headlines

• Fed-up Eagles star erupts after Cowboys loss: ‘I’m tired of the excuse’ :: NJ.com (Link)

• Report: Eagles S Andrew Mukuba fractured his leg :: ProFootballTalk (Link)

• Nick Sirianni’s Week 12 theory on the Eagles’ offense isn’t going to sell :: Eagles Wire (Link)

• Kevin Patullo will still call plays for Philadelphia Eagles, despite struggles on offense :: CBS News (Link)

News & Headlines from Around the NFL

• Chiefs Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith expected to miss time with injury :: SI.com (Link)

• Vikings put struggling J.J. McCarthy into concussion protocol :: ESPN (Link)

• Giants fire defensive coordinator Shane Bowen after overtime loss to Lions :: NFL.com (Link)

• NFL power rankings Week 13: Rams, Patriots claim No. 1, Eagles fall :: Cowboys Wire (Link)

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