That never eventuated as Cooper Rush was given the starting role when Dak went down with a hamstring injury. So Lance was forced to be back up again until Week 18 in a 23-19 loss to the Washington Commanders.

NFL regular season has come to a close and, thanks to an 8-9 record, the Dallas Cowboys’ season is over for good after failing to qualify for the playoffs.

The Dallas Cowboys will start quarterback Trey Lance under center on Sunday, according to NFL Network’s Jane Slater. Lance will be making his first start since Week 2 of the 2022 season when he was with the San Francisco 49ers.

The final of the four players, McKenzie, has yet to make his NFL debut after joining the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie in 2022. He bounced from Tennessee, to the Seattle Seahawks, to the Las Vegas Raiders, to the New England Patriots and then to the Giants. He was a practice squad player at all of those stops.

Lance played on two FCS championship teams at North Dakota State and was named the 2020 FCS Championship Game MVP, but he started only 17 games in his three years with the Bison. He finished his college career with a perfect 17-0 record, 2,947 yards passing, 30 touchdowns, and one interception. On the ground, Lance added 1,325 yards and 18 scores.

Cowboys sign practice squad quarterback Will Grier to their Week 18 active roster for the regular season finale

Purdy ranks fourth in the NFL in QBR (69.3), sixth in passing yards (9,075), first in yards per attempt (8.9), and seventh in passing touchdowns (61). However, the 49ers could choose to let Purdy play out the season and franchise tag him.

Here’s a look at the game schedule for the upcoming rounds of the NFL playoffs, including Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. The conference championship games will be played on Sunday, Jan. 26. The AFC championship will be played on CBS. The NFC championship will be played on FOX. Times and teams TBD.

The Dallas Cowboys have added Will Grier to the 53-man roster ahead of the team's season finale against the Washington Commanders.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Trey Lance started at quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, his first in the regular season since San Francisco's third overall pick from the 2021 draft was still with the 49ers.

Elliott's release gives him an opportunity to join a playoff team ahead of the final week of the regular season.

Super Bowl LIX is set for Feb. 9 in New Orleans, and we're counting down the days until the game takes place in the Superdome with a look back on