🤠 Cowboys' Cooper experience has been a Rush

Cooper Rush restored hope to Cowboy Nation after Dak Prescott went down. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: Whenever a QB goes down and a backup is elevated, that team will be wishing for their own version of Cooper Rush and what he has brought to the Cowboys … Ranking all 32 NFL teams through Week 5 … and more! Soon enough, and with no shortage of sentimental sadness, the Great Cooper Rush Adventure of 2022 will come to an end. And when it does, one of the most enjoyably unexpected chapters of these unpredictable times in the National Football League will be in the books, a rather delightful vignette about one hurt thumb, two QBs, three key developments and four big wins. Maybe there is one more Rush week for the Dallas Cowboys, a dramatic conclusion against the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles, at 5-0 the only undefeated team left in pro football. Or maybe it is done already, if Dak Prescott’s digital healing progresses enough for him to return to starting duties and quash the cute, quaint, but never-actually-real discussions about a potential quarterback battle. If so, it has been a heck of a ride. They could make a pretty good movie script based around a backup quarterback who steps successfully into the fray when the superstar goes down hurt, couldn’t they? What’s that, they already did? More than one, you say? Fine, scratch that idea. In any case, Rush is the kind of down-to-the-earth character best suited to football stadiums in Inglewood (where the Cowboys beat the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday) than studio lots in Hollywood. For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - Houston has become a mainstay in the playoffs, but [this year's Astros added some new characters]( to their star-studded cast, Jordan Shusterman writes. - Bucky Brooks offers his [top takeaways and award winners]( from Week 5 of the NFL season and ranks the 10 best teams. - Penn State [has found its engine]( in running back Nick Singleton, who could be just as important as Blake Corum is to Michigan, RJ Young writes. - Five games into the 2022 season, some top teams are starting to emerge while a few upstarts hang tough. David Helman [ranks all 32 NFL squads.]( - Deontay Wilder makes his return to the ring this Saturday against Robert Helenius. [Here's what to know]( before the big fight. - With Cowboys fans taking over L.A., producer Richie Zyontz provides [a behind-the-scenes look]( at how the FOX crew prepared for a unique home-field disadvantage this past Sunday. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers (FS1, 9:37 p.m. ET) Padres starter Mike Clevinger, who’s struggled mightily against the Dodgers this year, takes on Cy Young candidate Julio Urias in Game 1 between the NL West foes. Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros (TBS, 3:37 p.m. ET) The opener of this AL West showdown pits young Mariners hurler Logan Gilbert against AL Cy Young favorite Justin Verlander. Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees (TBS, 7:37 p.m. ET) The Guardians' Cal Quantrill makes his first playoff start versus Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in Game 1 of this ALDS series. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros: Astros (-1.5) to win Game 1 by more than 1.5 runs From FOX Sports MLB Betting Analyst Edward Egros: Congratulations to the Seattle Mariners for making their first postseason run in more than two decades last a little longer! Your first reward is facing this year’s likely American League Cy Young winner in Justin Verlander! The concerns anyone may have with a 39-year-old pitcher coming off Tommy John surgery is how long they can last during a 162-game season and three-week postseason. Add to that a calf injury in August and the concerns may have become worries. In four starts since returning from his break, Verlander has averaged more than a dozen strikeouts per nine innings, issued just three walks and finished with an ERA of 1.17. There’s a reason why the Astros are the heaviest favorites to win their series (-227 on FOX Bet, bet $10 to win $14.41 total) so I really like laying the runs with Houston. 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