It has been one of the most difficult seasons for the running back since entering the league
Ezekiel Elliott it gave positive for COVID-19 during the summer, has the worst marks of his careera, while the Dallas Cowboys they sank to the bottom of the National Conference East Division and missed a game for the first time due to injury.
The Dallas star running back has been in the ghost all season – at least in virtual conference calls with reporters. Their second over 100 yard game of the season helped keep the Cowboys’ hopes of reaching the postseason for last week alive.
I told you? Maybe, but Elliott doesn’t really care that this wouldn’t have happened if Dallas hadn’t been in the worst division in the NFL, which will have a losing team in the playoffs.
“A win is a win no matter how you get there,” said Elliott. “So if we win the division 7-9, that’s the same as winning 14-2. You come to the play-offs with a 0-0 point. “
The winner of the game between the Cowboys (6-9) and the Giants (5-10) in Sunday’s early game could win the division if Washington (6-9) loses at home to Philadelphia in primetime. Washington is moving forward with a win.
Elliott welcomes an unusual continuation of a difficult season.
The former Ohio State player thought for a few seconds before answering. if the year hit by the pandemic was more difficult than the 2017 season. That year, Elliott fought a two-month suspension for domestic violence in court before airing a six-game suspension.
“I’d say it’s there,” said Elliott. “It is certainly there together.”
It cost Elliott 10 encounters to reach 100 meters per game. In his previous four seasons, he had spent no more than three weeks in the season to reach the goal.
A few weeks later, the All Pro appeared on the disabled list with a calf problem that caught on, eventually knocking him out in week 15 against San Francisco. Outside of suspension, Elliott had only missed games when the Cowboys reached the final game of the regular season and secured their place in the 2016 and 2018 playoffs.
Now Dallas will play to keep their hopes high despite starting 2-7 and with a lost streak of three games. In addition to all the challenges of 2020, Elliott has fallen short of a precarious line of attack throughout the season.