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Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer opened up his Wednesday press conference by announcing that a significant name will appear on the team's injury report.

Quarterback Dak Prescott will be on the report because Schottenheimer said he got "banged around a little bit in the game" and is "a little sore." Prescott will be listed with a hip injury.

Schottenheimer did not say exactly how much work Prescott will do during the session, but said "we’ll be real smart with the tempo" and said the injury is "nothing major."

Prescott was 25-of-33 for 268 yards and four touchdowns in Monday's 33-17 win over the Raiders. Barring any negative developments, he should be ready to try for a similar performance in the team's Week 12 home game against the Eagles.

Raiders head coach Pete Carroll gave a vote of confidence to quarterback Geno Smith after Monday night's loss to the Cowboys, but the team has added another option to the depth chart should they want to make a change.

The Raiders announced on Wednesday that they have activated Aidan O'Connell from injured reserve. O'Connell fractured his wrist in the team's final preseason game, so he has not made any appearances in the regular season.

O'Connell started 17 games for the Raiders over the last two seasons and was set to be Smith's backup prior to the injury. The Raiders traded for Kenny Pickett to fill that role while O'Connell was sidelined.

O'Connell is 367-of-586 for 3,830 yards, 20 touchdowns and 11 interceptions over the course of his career. The Raiders were 7-10 in his starts and they are 2-8 with Smith as their starter this season.

There is now more clarity on the injury Rams safety Quentin Lake suffered during Sunday's win over the Seahawks.

According to a report from NFL Media, Lake underwent surgery to repair his elbow injury.

The hope is Lake will be able to return late in the regular season or during the playoffs.

Lake, 26, was in the middle of a big contract year. He’s recorded 61 total tackles with two tackles for loss, 10 passes defended, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a sack, and an interception.

After defeating the Seahawks to move to 8-2, the Rams will host the Buccaneers on Sunday night.