It was one of the most difficult seasons for the defender since arriving in the league
Ezekiel Elliott he gave positive for COVID-19 during the summer, has the worst numbers in his careera, while Dallas Cowboys they sank to the bottom of the National Conference of the Eastern Division and for the first time missed a game by injury.
The running back Dallas star has been in the mood all season – at least in virtual conferences with reporters. The second game over 100 yards of the season helped keep the Cowboys’ hopes of coming to life in the postseason before last week.
I told? Maybe, but Elliott doesn’t really care that this wouldn’t have happened if Dallas weren’t in the worst division in the NFL, which will have a team that loses in the playoffs.
“A win is a win, no matter how you get there,” Elliott said. “So, if we win the division at 7-9, it’s the same as winning 14-2. You reach the playoffs with 0-0. “
The winner of the game between the Cowboys (6-9) and the Giants (5-10) in Sunday’s game could win the division if Washington (6-9) loses at home to Philadelphia in the first half. Washington advances with a victory.
Elliott welcomes the unusual continuation of a difficult season.
The former Ohio player thought for a few seconds before answering. if the year affected by the pandemic was more difficult than the 2017 season. That year, Elliott fought a two-month suspension on domestic violence charges before serving a six-match suspension.
“I’d say he’s there,” Elliott said. “He’s definitely there together.”
Elliott 1 was needed0 meetings to reach 100 meters per game. In the previous four seasons, he did not spend more than three weeks in the season to reach the mark.
A few weeks later, All Pro appeared on the list of people with disabilities with a long-running calf problem and eventually eliminated him in Week 15 against San Francisco. Apart from his suspension, Elliott only missed the games, as the Cowboys reached the last game of the regular season, securing their playoff spot in 2016 and 2018.
Now Dallas will play to keep their hopes up despite starting 2-7 and with a series of three-game losses. In addition to all the challenges of 2020, Elliott fell short on a precarious offensive line all season.