Eagles-Cowboys Week 10 injury report, with analysis

The Philadelphia Eagles listed 13 players on their initial injury report ahead of their Week 10 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys listed 12 players on their initial injury report.

Here’s the Eagles-Cowboys injury report, with analysis…

Player	Injury	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Status
QB Dak Prescott	Hamstring	DNP
CB DaRon Bland	Foot	DNP
RG Zack Martin	Shoulder	DNP
LB Eric Kendricks	Shoulder	DNP
LB Nick Vigil	Foot	DNP
S Juanyeh Thomas	Concussion	DNP
EDGE Micah Parsons	Ankle	Limited
WR CeeDee Lamb	Shoulder	Limited
CB Trevon Diggs	Calf	Limited
LT Tyler Guyton	Neck/Shoulder	Limited
DT Linval Joseph	Back	Full
CB Caelen Carson	Shoulder	Full

Wednesday notes:

• In the Cowboys’ loss to the Falcons Week 9, Prescott injured his hamstring while throwing. He had to leave the game, and could not return. Prescott’s injury is serious enough that it should keep him from playing for “multiple weeks,” per multiple reports. The Cowboys’ No. 2 quarterback is Cooper Rush, but they also employ Trey Lance, who they acquired from the 49ers for a fourth-round pick. It is expected that Rush will start. The Eagles beat Rush in a Week 6 game in 2022.

• Parsons hasn’t practiced or played in any games since suffering a high ankle sprain against the Giants Week 4. He seems poised to return to the field Week 10 against the Eagles. We’ll see.

• Lamb suffered a shoulder injury Week 9 against the Falcons. He said earlier in the week that he expects to play against the Eagles, and his participation in practice on Wednesday is a sign that he will.

• Bland had 9 INTs and an absurd five pick-sixes in 2023. He has not yet appeared in any games this season after suffering a stress fracture in his foot in August.

• Diggs didn’t practice at all last week as a result of his calf injury, but he did play in the Cowboys’ loss to the Falcons. It’s a pretty good bet he’ll play this week, too.

• Martin is the long-time starting RG. He didn’t practice on Wednesday last week, either, but he played against the Falcons.

• Guyton is the rookie starting LT. He was not on the injury report last week.

• Kendricks is a starting LB. He was a limited participant all last week, and played against the Falcons. His DNP on Wednesday this week is notable.

Other notable players on IR, PUP, suspension, etc.

• WR Brandin Cooks: The oft-traded Cooks was a productive receiver over his first eight NFL seasons, but his play has fallen off of the last few. In 2024, he had 9 catches for 91 yards and 1 TD in four games before landing on IR with an infection in his knee.

• DE DeMarcus Lawrence: The Cowboys placed Lawrence on IR with a Lisfranc injury on Oct. 1. At the time, his injury was projected to keep him out 4-8 weeks. Lawrence is something of the Cowboys’ version of Brandon Graham, in that he has had a good, long career, but has lacked elite sack numbers. (I suppose one big difference is that Graham made one of the most important plays in his team’s history, and Lawrence hasn’t.)

• DE Sam Williams: During training camp, the Cowboys lost Williams for the season with a torn ACL and a partially torn MCL in his left knee. Williams was a Cowboys second-round pick who finished fifth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2022. He had 22 tackles, 4 sacks, and 3 fumble recoveries that season. In 2023, in a crowded edge rusher rotation, he had 26 tackles and 4.5 sacks. In 2024, Williams was poised to take on a bigger role with the Cowboys after they lost Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler in free agency to the Commanders.

• DE Marshawn Kneeland: Kneeland was the Cowboys’ second-round pick, and in my opinion was a little bit of a developmental project. He was quickly tasked with taking on a bigger role than the Cowboys probably anticipated after they suffered a bunch of edge rusher injuries, but he tore his meniscus. That injury shouldn’t end his season, but he won’t to eligible to return from IR until after the Cowboys host the Eagles.

• CB Amani Oruwariye: Oruwariye has started two games this season as a result of other Cowboys injuries at CB. He has 20 tackles, 3 pass breakups, and an INT.

• OL Chuma Edoga: Edoga is a backup offensive lineman who played 312 snaps at LT and 101 snaps at LG for the Cowboys in 2023. He has a toe injury.