Ezekiel Elliott: Cowboys defeat ‘is on me’
On the surface, Ezekiel Elliott put up a solid day on Sunday, rushing for over 100 yards against the Seattle Seahawks. However, in his mind, two major mistakes meant he was at fault for Dallas’s defeat.
An illegal touch on his part negated a 31-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and his fourth quarter fumble stalled Dallas’s comeback attempt in their 24-13 loss to the Seahawks.
“I had a poor performance today,” Elliott said, via ESPN’s Todd Archer. “Did well in the run game, but overall, I dropped the ball. That loss is on me.
“You can say whatever, but at the end of the day, when you’ve got the ball in your hands, that’s the team in your hands. Me being a leader on the team, me being a better player on this team, I got to do a better job of taking care of the ball. That cost us the game.”
Elliott ran for 127 yards and overall was not a huge factor in an offense that is forcing a lot of people to answer some tough questions. Those were, however, two key turning points.
