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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Injures Hand; Will He Play vs. Commanders?

Prescott injured his hand in a loss to the Buccaneers.

Jeremy Brener

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The Washington Commanders are on top of the NFC East standings Monday morning in a tie for first place with the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, who all won their season openers Sunday.

No team in the NFC East had a worse day than the defending division champions, who not only lost 19-3 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but their starting quarterback Dak Prescott.

After the game, Cowboys general manager/owner Jerry Jones said Prescott needed surgery on his hand and would miss "several weeks."

In several weeks, three to be exact, the Commanders face the Cowboys in Dallas, meaning Washington might dodge Prescott in their first meeting of the season.

A big positive for the Commanders and their stock this season comes with the team's strength of schedule, which was ranked 32nd in the league coming into the season.

It started off with last year's 3-14 Jacksonville Jaguars, who the team beat Sunday. This upcoming week, the Commanders travel to the Motor City to face the 3-13-1 Detroit Lions, who lost their home opener to the Eagles, but have indicated that they might be better than they were a year ago.

If the Commanders want to build momentum for the season, they will need to win these winnable games early in the year, and by virtue of last night's injury, that schedule may have just gotten a little bit easier.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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