Dallas Cowboys: Studs and duds from disastrous Week 4 loss
By Randy Gurzi
Stud: Amari Cooper
It didn’t seem like much because he makes it look so easy. Amari Cooper is quietly having the best season of his young career and once again stood out in Week 4. He had 16 passes come his way and he caught 12 of them for an impressive 134 yards and a touchdown.
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There could have been more as Dak Prescott lobbed him one on the end zone and even though the pass was off-target, Cooper nearly pulled it in with one hand. He was given a massive contract in the offseason and so far, looks to be well worth the investment.
Dud: Ezekiel Elliott
For the second time this season, Ezekiel Elliott surrendered points for the Dallas Cowboys. Against the Atlanta Falcons, he had two fumbles — one of which he lost and Atlanta scored on. In this game, he did it again as the Cowboys had just fallen behind 21-14 after Dak Prescott was strip-sacked by Myles Garrett. Zeke ripped off a 24-yard run only to cough the ball up at the 50.
Cleveland went in and scored to go up 28-14 and the momentum was gone. It’s hard to put this loss on just one player but this was one of the biggest turning points in the game. Go down and tie it up and the pressure is on the road team. Give them free points and they can start to run away with it.
Elliott is making far too much money to be costing the Cowboys points.