THE Dallas Cowboys face a significant quarterback resolution for Week 18 which may price them $500,000.

Cooper Rush has led the workforce since Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending harm in Week 9.

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Rush, 31, has led a mini revival on the workforce from 3-7 to 7-9 in latest weeks.

And if he performs on Sunday towards the Washington Commanders, he’ll be in line for an enormous test.

Rush has a contract clause that earns him $500,000 if he performs in 55 per cent of the workforce’s snaps this season.

And he earns $250,000 for enjoying 45 per cent of the snaps.

Heading into Week 18, Rush has performed 52.5 per cent of the downs beneath heart.

He’ll possible must play many of the Week 18 recreation to hit the $500,000 jackpot.

The cash represents an enormous bonus on his two-year, $6 million take care of the Cowboys.

If Rush is benched, then Trey Lance may begin at quarterback.

Rush beat out Lance for the job when Prescott was injured through the season.

Head coach Mike McCarthy did not talk about the quarterback state of affairs in his press convention this week.

McCarthy additionally confronted questions on his personal future together with his contract expiring on January 14.

He mentioned, “I do admire the chance to talk on it.

“I’ve answered this query the identical for nonetheless many months now, so I feel the main focus, I would like to verify I am doing precisely what I am asking everybody else to do.

“We have to end the race.

“It has been a difficult yr, based mostly on our contract state of affairs for coaches.

Week 18 schedule modifications

The NFL has introduced the whole schedule for Week 18 of the regular-season.

It is going to function a main time showdown between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night time with all the things on the road.

The winner will probably be topped NFC North champions and No. 1 seed for the playoffs, whereas the loser of the conflict on Sunday at 8.20 pm ET should accept a wild card spot.

Week 18 begins with a Saturday double header on ESPN and ABC.

The Baltimore Ravens tackle the Cleveland Browns at 4.30 pm ET earlier than the Cincinnati Bengals journey to the Pittsburgh Steelers at 8 pm ET.

Eight video games will probably be performed at 1 pm ET on Sunday.

5 extra will observe at 4.25 pm ET – together with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on the Denver Broncos.

“It is stating the apparent, however we’ll have time to speak about that subsequent week.”

McCarthy added, “I feel the longer term is brilliant and we’ve plenty of issues in place right here.

“We have to take a step again after subsequent week, and clearly plenty of selections acquired to be made, plenty of enterprise selections acquired to be made due to our contract state of affairs, and that is what we’ll do.”

Proprietor Jerry Jones was additionally requested in regards to the head coach state of affairs.

“What I am not going to do is to get into any indication by hook or by crook that I am not interested by having Mike again,” Jones mentioned.

“I do not need that to be the case in any respect.

“We acquired this recreation forward of us, however I will guarantee you I have been for weeks fascinated by how we’ll go ahead after this season.”