NOVEMBER 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT #15 - RUNNING BACK - DALLAS COWBOYS
179 YDS •
55 ATT •
2 TD
179 YDS
55 ATT
2 TD
Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott Won't Play Sunday Due to Disciplinary Reasons Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will be inactive Sunday due to disciplinary reasons.
Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will miss game at Falcons. Team doesn't say why
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott won’t make the trip to Atlanta and will miss Sunday’s game for reasons the team didn’t discloseNOVEMBER 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
In line to be inactive Sunday Elliott is expected to be a healthy scratch for Sunday's game in Atlanta, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
Impact Archer cited disciplinary reasons as the reason for Elliott not making the trip from Dallas to Atlanta this weekend. As a result, Rico Dowdle is set to lead the Cowboys backfield Week 9, while practice-squad elevation Dalvin Cook and, to a lesser extent, Hunter Luepke will be the options behind Dowdle.
NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Scores TD in Dowdle's absence Elliott rushed 10 times for 34 yards and a touchdown while catching his only target for 10 yards in Sunday's 30-24 loss to the 49ers.
Impact Elliott took advantage of Rico Dowdle (illness) being a late scratch, as the former led the Cowboys in carries and rushing yards while Dalvin Cook mustered just 12 rushing yards on six attempts. Elliott powered in a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter to give the Cowboys a 7-3 lead, but Dallas fell behind in the third quarter and had to abandon the run. Dowdle's likely to recover in time to face the Falcons in Week 9, which would likely revert Dallas' backfield to a timeshare, with the possibility of Elliott being bumped back down to a backup role.
OCTOBER 28 • ROTOWIRE
Scores TD in Dowdle's absence Elliott rushed 10 times for 34 yards and a touchdown while catching his only target for four yards in Sunday's 30-24 loss to the 49ers.
Impact Elliott took advantage of Rico Dowdle (illness) being a late scratch, as the former led the Cowboys in carries and rushing yards while Dalvin Cook mustered just 12 rushing yards on six attempts. Elliott powered in a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter to give the Cowboys a 7-3 lead, but Dallas fell behind in the third quarter and had to abandon the run. Dowdle's likely to recover in time to face the Falcons in Week 9, which would likely revert Dallas' backfield to a timeshare, with the possibility of Elliott being bumped back down to a backup role.
OCTOBER 28 • ROTOWIRE
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OCTOBER 28 • SACBEE.COM
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Another poor showing Elliott carried the ball eight times for 17 yards in Sunday's loss to the Lions.
Impact His longest gain went for only six yards as Elliott once again failed to make any kind of impact. The veteran back is averaging a career-low 3.0 yards per carry and has shown nothing that would suggest he's a threat to Rico Dowdle as Dallas' No. 1 RB. With the Cowboys on bye in Week 7, they could use the break to re-evaluate their backfield and decide whether or not Dalvin Cook, currently stashed on the practice squad, deserves a look in Elliott's place in Week 8 against the 49ers.
OCTOBER 14 • ROTOWIRE
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OCTOBER 11 • DALLASCOWBOYS.COM
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OCTOBER 10 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
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OCTOBER 7 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Firmly in No. 2 role Elliott carried the ball six times for 17 yards and failed to catch his only target in Sunday's win over the Steelers.
Impact The veteran RB took a back seat to Rice Dowdle, who amassed 114 scrimmage yards and a receiving TD on 22 touches. Elliott has shown very little this season in his return to Dallas, managing just 3.3 yards per carry, and he hasn't seen double-digit touches since Week 1. While he still has some utility for the Cowboys due to his pass protection skills, there's little reason for fantasy GMs to give Elliott a roster spot, even in the deepest formats.
OCTOBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
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OCTOBER 7 • YOUTUBE
Cleared from injury report Elliott doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.
Impact Elliott was added to the injury report Thursday, with his limited participation chalked up to dehydration. He unsurprisingly returned to full participation a day later and will now suit up against the Steelers -- likely in a secondary role behind Rico Dowdle. Elliott played less than 20 percent of snaps on offense the past two weeks, averaging 4.0 carries for 17.5 yards and 1.0 catch for 5.5 yards.
OCTOBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
Dehydration cited for LP Elliott was limited at Thursday's practice due to dehydration, Joe Hoyt of AllDLLS.com reports.
Impact Elliott was one of two Cowboys (also, WR Ryan Flournoy) tacked on to the injury report Thursday for such a reason. Typically, dehydration is a short-term concern, but his listing on Friday's report bears watching to see if he may go into the weekend with a designation for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh. In his return to Dallas this season, Elliott has found the going tough, averaging 7.5 touches for 29.3 yards from scrimmage per game while scoring one TD on the ground through four contests.
OCTOBER 3 • ROTOWIRE
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SEPTEMBER 27 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Six total touches in win Elliott rushed five times for 19 yards and secured his only target for five yards in the Cowboys' 20-15 win over the Giants on Thursday night.
Impact Elliott saw markedly less opportunity on the ground than backfield mate Rico Dowdle, who logged 11 carries. Eight of Elliott's rushing yards also came on one tote, underscoring how tough the sledding was on the ground for the veteran back. Elliott has now seen fewer carries than Dowdle in three consecutive contests, dimming the former's already suspect fantasy outlook considerably heading into a Week 5 road matchup against the Steelers on Sunday, Oct. 6.
SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE
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Limited to three carries Elliott had three carries for six yards in Sunday's 28-25 loss to the Ravens. He added one reception on two targets for six yards.
Impact The Cowboys didn't utilize their ground game much as they faced a significant deficit, but Elliott saw only four touches to Rico Dowdle's 11. Elliott has seen his opportunity drop in each week of the season, and he's picked up only 62 yards on the ground on 19 carries on the campaign. His workload could rebound in a positive game script, but it seems unlikely that he'll deliver much at this point in his career.
SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Poor showing in loss Elliott carried the ball six times for 16 yards and caught two of three targets for 16 yards in Sunday's loss to the Saints.
Impact Rico Dowdle got the start in the backfield for the Cowboys, and while Elliott eventually saw a comparable workload (eight touches to Dowdle's 11), the veteran was less effective. So far, Elliott's return to Dallas hasn't gone well -- he's averaged just 3.5 yards per carry through two games, and only a three-yard TD plunge in the opener has salvaged his fantasy production. A breakout seems unlikely in Week 3 against a stingy Ravens run defense that's allowed the fewest rushing yards per game in the league through two weeks.
SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE
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SEPTEMBER 15 • YOUTUBE
