Johnathan Hankins ruled out of Cowboys-Eagles game, Malik Hooker and Jourdan Lewis probable

It’s been a physical Sunday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles and there have been plenty of injuries on both sides.

A handful of players were hurt in the third quarter, and the SNF broadcast crew provided an update on them.

“A long list of injuries to update you on,” sideline reporter Melissa Stark said. “Cowboys defensive tackle Jonathan Hankins, he was carted off earlier in the third quarter. He is officially out with that ankle.”

That was the most serious of the injuries, but it was certainly not the only one. The Cowboys had two other players hurt, while the Eagles had one.

Stark provided updates on those injuries, as well.

“The Eagles’ Cam Jurgens, he’s questionable with a chest,” Stark said. “Then Malik Hooker and Jourdan Lewis both went back into the locker room. Malik Hooker with the ankle and Lewis with dehydration. They both just came back out onto the field and they are probable.”

The Cowboys led the Eagles 30-13 late in the fourth quarter at the time of this writing.

Jalen Carter with a rare highlight

There weren’t a lot of positives on Sunday night for Philadelphia, but the Eagles briefly gave themselves a chance to get back in the game with a big defensive play in the third quarter.

Jalen Carter got the Eagles into the end zone Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. The Philadelphia rookie out of Georgia recovered a Dak Prescott fumble and returned it for a touchdown to cut the lead 24-13 in the third quarter.

Veteran Fletcher Cox was able to sack and punch the ball out of Prescott’s grip. With the ball on the turf, Carter scooped and scored.

This isn’t the first time the potential Defensive Rookie of the Year made a highlight reel. Carter nearly intercepted a spiked ball against the Kansas City Chiefs in November.

Coming into Sunday night, Carter had 26 total tackles, 16 solo tackles, six tackles for loss, four sacks and two forced fumbles.

The 22-year-old rookie was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out Georgia.

On3’s Nick Kosko also contributed to this report.