The Oakland Raiders will start Matt McGloin at quarterback on Thursday against the Dallas Cowboys.
"Yeah, I thought Matt played well," Dennis Allen said. "And for him to lead us back when we needed a touchdown, he got us the touchdown we needed to give us the lead. We just couldn't hold it defensively."
McGloin is an undrafted rookie who completed 19 of his 32 pass attempts for 260 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the Raiders' loss to the Tennessee Titans.
Terrelle Pryor has been spectacular at times this season, but has been injured and also had a string of disappointing performances with a quarterback rating no higher than 55.7 since the beginning of October.