Amari Cooper could miss a third game after contracting COVID-19. Cooper was already to miss two games due to a required 10-day isolation as an unvaccinated player and he is now continuing to have symptoms. 

"My gut would be if he doesn't practice tomorrow, I don't see him going to the game," said Mike McCarthy.

McCarthy also indicated Cooper is "still not feeling the best."

Mike McCarthy has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Thursday's game for the Dallas Cowboys against the New Orleans Saints.

The Cowboys already have up to eight positive cases among the team.

Ezekiel Elliott is dealing with a bruised right knee, but doesn't want to take any time off.

After Thursday's loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, Mike McCarthy expressed concern for Elliott's health after the running back had just 25 yards on nine carries.

A source said the Cowboys will consider providing Elliott time off to heal, including the possibility of holding him out of Thursday's game against the New Orleans Saints.

"No one's came to me and asked me to rest," Elliott said.

If they do, Elliott said he would listen.

"I've just got to go with what they believe is best for the team," he said.

Thursday's game between the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders was the "most-watched NFL regular season game on any network since 1990."

CBS had an estimated average viewership of 38.531 million.

The game was up 26 percent from last year's comparable game window.

The Raiders defeated the Cowboys 36-33 in overtime.

The 1990 game in question featured the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants on Monday Night Football on December 3rd, 1990 with 41.474 million people watching. 

Ezekiel Elliott is expecting the Dallas Cowboys to run the ball well against the Las Vegas Raiders on Thanksgiving.

The Cowboys will be without Amari Cooper (COVID) and could also see CeeDee Lamb (concussion) sidelined.

"I think running the football has to be important to us," Elliott said. "I think it helps this offense. We're a better football team when we can run it well. I think it will be point for us Thursday to get that run game going."

Amari Cooper has been placed by the Dallas Cowboys on the reserve/COVID-19 list and will miss the next two games.

Cooper has caught 44 balls for 583 yards and five touchdowns this season.

Mac Jones is on pace to set the NFL record for completion percentage by a rookie quarterback.

Dak Prescott completed 67.76 percent of his passes as a rookie for the Dallas Cowboys in 2016.

Jones has completed 69.04 percent of his passes this season for the New England Patriots.

Dak Prescott appears to be tracking to a return Sunday against the Denver Broncos after sitting out Sunday night's 20-16 win over the Minnesota Vikings to rest his ailing calf.

Mike McCarthy said he anticipates Prescott participating in the Dallas Cowboys' Wednesday's practice, which will be scaled back coming off a Sunday night game, "and if everything goes normal, I would think he would be a full go on Thursday."

Prescott suffered the injury on Oct. 17 against the New England Patriots.

Minnesota Vikings safety Xavier Woods says the team prepared to face Dak Prescott, not Cooper Rush, heading into Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Prescott, who is dealing with a calf injury, was limited in practice Wednesday through Friday and was listed as questionable on the final injury report. His status was in question throughout the week.

Rush ended up throwing for 325 yards and two touchdowns -- including the go-ahead score with less than a minute to play in regulation -- in a 20-16 Dallas victory.

"We were just preparing for 4 [Prescott]," Woods said. "We kind of thought they were going to still run the same offense. So, we just prepared for 4 all week. We didn't get the word [that Rush was going to start] until pregame, so we just prepared for 4 but we watched a couple clips of Coop. But during the week, we just prepared for 4."