In the fourth quarter of Sunday night's game against the Bucs, two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott smashed his thumb into the hand of Buccaneers linebacker Shaq Barrett while throwing a pass. The 29-year-old Louisiana native initially thought he jammed his finger, but x-rays revealed a fracture.

Dak described the injury as "much cleaner than it could've been" and expressed frustration over the situation.

"It's very disappointing, but injuries happen. You can't necessarily control it," Dak said in a postgame press conference. "It's just unfortunate, [I'm] obviously going to miss some time, not be there for my team. That's what hurts more than anything, especially after the start we just put out there."

"Wanting to be able to respond and not necessarily having that opportunity for several weeks, yeah, it's unfortunate," the Cowboys quarterback added. "But I'll do what I've always done any time adversity comes — take it on headfirst, give it my best, and I'm sure I'll come out of this thing better."