Cowboys News: Jerry Jones 'Very Positive' Cole Beasley, Tavon Austin Will Play

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday he expects wide receivers Cole Beasley and Tavon Austin to play in Saturday's NFC Divisional Round game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Jones provided an update on the wideouts during a radio appearance on 105.3 The Fan (via Todd Brock of CowboysWire) after they each suffered injuries during the team's 24-22 wild-card win over the Seattle Seahawks.

"I'm positive. Very positive about both," he said. "That's easy for me to say, but we'll see. This is the equivalent of a Wednesday. Probably tentative today, but they'll get some work in. Right now I'm pretty positive about both those guys playing in the game."

Beasley suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter against Seattle and played the rest of the game at noticeably less than 100 percent. Austin, who was listed as questionable for the clash with the Hawks because of lingering groin problems, aggravated the injury Saturday night.

Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett was cautious about Beasley's outlook Sunday.

"We'll just see how he feels as the week goes on. He did get an ankle sprain in the game, was able to fight through it and be very effective for us throughout," he told reporters. "But we'll see how it feels. Seemed like he was doing a little bit better today and we'll just see how he is day by day as the week goes on."

Dallas also lost fellow receiver Allen Hurns to an ankle dislocation that required season-ending surgery in the victory over Seattle.

The injuries will test the depth of the Cowboys' 23rd-ranked passing attack after quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 226 yards with one touchdown and one interception Saturday.

Along with top target Amari Cooper, Dallas also features Michael Gallup and Noah Brown on its active roster besides the position's injured trio. Reggie Davis and Lance Lenoir Jr. are on the practice squad should the team need to call players up before the matchup with the Rams.

It's a key storyline to follow throughout the week since the Rams allowed 31 passing touchdowns during the regular season, tied for the seventh-highest total in the NFL.