Cowboys' Week 18 plans for Dak Prescott vs. Joe Milton revealed by ESPN's Todd Archer originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Dallas Cowboys could take pretty much any approach they want to Week 18.

Dak Prescott will start in the Dallas Cowboys' final game of the NFL season, but he might not play all four quarters.

Prescott plays just long enough for the Cowboys to jump out to a multi-possession lead, and Dallas hangs on to avoid a losing record and finish the season at 8-8-1 while New York secures a top 2 draft pick in 2026 at 3-14.

Dak Prescott said last week he planned on playing in Week 17 against the Giants. The Cowboys plan on him playing, too. The quarterback will start Sunday’s game, coach Brian Schottenheimer announced on Monday.

Brian Schottenheimer said on Monday that Dak Prescott will start for the Dallas Cowboys, but could Joe Milton see time as well?

However, first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer plans to start Prescott, who suffered a season-ending hamstring injury midway through 2024, in Week 18 against the 3-13 New York Giants. Why? He would like for the Cowboys to finish 8-8-1 and avoid having a losing record.

The Cowboys play a meaningless game in Week 18 against the Giants, but they will still trot out quarterback Dak Prescott and try to win.

When the Dallas Cowboys were officially knocked out of playoff contention before the Week 15 loss against the Minnesota Vikings, that was to us a signal to put all starters in bubble wrap for the year. But the Cowboys officially disagreed then - and now.

Prescott said there's a "big difference" between finishing 8-8-1 and 7-9-1. The Cowboys quarterback said that, in a fully healthy season, he's never finished below .500 and wants to keep that streak alive.

Dak Prescott seemed a bit less sure about playing in a meaningless season finale than he did about a Christmas Day game that also had no connection to the playoffs

Former Cowboys quarterback Steve Beuerlein explains why looming roster decisions have turned Dak Prescott’s remaining window into a matter of urgency rather than patience.