Dak Prescott opted to have surgery on his torn hamstring, ending the Dallas Cowboys’ franchise quarterback’s season as their playoff hopes were already quickly fading.

Owner Jerry Jones said Prescott will have surgery Wednesday in New York. Jones was speaking on his radio show Tuesday.

“His prognosis is wonderful,” Jones said. “It just means we won’t have it for the rest of the year.”

The decision comes a little more than a week after Prescott injured his thigh in a 27-21 loss at Atlanta. He was on the sidelines for Dallas’ fourth straight loss, 34-6, at home to Philadelphia on Sunday.

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The Cowboys (3-6) already knew they would be without last season’s NFL MVP vote for at least a month and resigned themselves to the outcome being finalized after Prescott visited yet another specialist.

The recovery time is at least three months, about the time former Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith was sidelined after suffering a similar injury in training camp two years ago.

Prescott’s hamstring was partially torn from the bone, a condition known as a partial avulsion. Surgery isn’t always necessary in such cases, unlike the complete bone break that Smith suffered.

It’s the second time in five years that the 31-year-old Prescott will miss more than half the season due to injury. Broke an ankle in Week 5 of 2020 when Dallas finished 6-10.

The Cowboys, who play Houston (6-4) at home Monday night, are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The defending NFC East champions have finished 12-5 in each of their three straight playoff seasons.

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Prescott wasn’t having a great year when he got hurt. He had 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions for an offense that was middle of the pack in the NFL after being among the league’s best in playoff years.

Cooper Rush started in Prescott’s place against the Eagles, but had just 45 yards passing, the fewest by a Dallas starter in a game since Matt Cassel had 37 in another losing season for the Cowboys in 2015.

Rush and Trey Lance, who briefly replaced Rush in the third quarter and came in for good later, combined for 66 passing yards. It’s the fewest for Dallas since they had 34 in a 10-6 loss to Tampa Bay in 2001.

The Rush will start again Monday night against the Texans. The Cowboys signed Will Grier to their practice squad on Tuesday. Grier was with the Cowboys in 2021-2022.