Dallas Cowboys studs and duds: Ezekiel Elliott turns back clock in Week 5 win over Giants

By Randy Gurzi | Oct 11, 2021

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 10: Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates as he runs the ball for a touchdown during the second half against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – OCTOBER 10: Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys runs the ball for a touchdown during the third quarter against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Dallas Cowboys Stud: Ezekiel Elliott

The stories of Ezekiel Elliott’s decline were greatly exaggerated.

Zeke has been playing fantastic this season and it makes those Week 1 takes that he was washed up feel silly. On Sunday, he was dominant with 110 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown. He also added two receptions for two yards, one of which ended with a receiving touchdown.

The coaching staff deserves some credit for this as well since they’re finally allowing Elliott to share the backfield with Tony Pollard. The No. 2 back had 14 carries for 75 yards and that was 14 fewer hits that Elliott had to take.

This approach is clearly working as not only is Pollard doing a phenomenal job behind Elliott, but No. 21 is staying explosive.

Dallas Cowboys Dud: Tyler Biadasz

Tyler BIadasz continues to be the weak link on the Cowboys line. In this one, he found himself guilty of a false start that hurt the offense. In the game, the call actually went against “everyone but the center,” but in reality, that means the center didn’t know the count and failed to snap the ball when he was supposed to.

Biadasz also whiffed on a block that led to a two-yard loss on a screen to Ezekiel Elliott. It feels like he’s being picked on at this point but it wouldn’t be a shocker to see Dallas looking for a new center in 2022.

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