Twitter: Ezekiel Elliott takes the blame for the loss

[Juggernaut]

"I had a poor performance today," Elliott said. "Did well in the run game, but overall, I dropped the ball. That loss is on me."

Elliott finished with 127 yards on 16 carries, and his 7.9 yards per rush were the second-best of his career in a game, but he was flagged for an illegal touch of a forward pass that negated what would have been a 31-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter, and he fumbled in the fourth quarter with the Cowboys attempting a comeback.

"I had no idea [I was out of bounds]," Elliott said. "That's on me. I've got to have better awareness of the sideline. That's it."

Instead of a game-tying touchdown, the Cowboys had to settle for a 50-yard field goal by Brett Maher.

Elliott had four runs of at least 19 yards, but on his season-high 26-yarder in the fourth quarter, he fumbled for the first time this season. Safety Bradley McDougald tracked Elliott from behind and chopped the ball free for Justin Coleman to recover with 10:46 remaining and Seattle up 24-6.

"You can say whatever, but at the end of the day, when you've got the ball in your hands, that's the team in your hands," Elliott said. "Me being a leader on the team, me being a better player on this team, I got to do a better job of taking care of the ball. That cost us the game."

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...t-my-poor-perfomance-cost-dallas-cowboys-game

 

[madcow74]

another dumb nfl rule. i understand if you blatantly run your route out of bounds then it should be a penalty but to step out clearly accidentally and re-establish yourself? c'mon man!

 

[Aviano90]

but, but, but his fans don't believe anything was his fault.

 

[Staubacher]

Cost us 6 games last year and already one this year. Stupid on and off the field.

Great talent but not a leader. Don't EVER want him compared to Emmitt

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

another dumb nfl rule. i understand if you blatantly run your route out of bounds then it should be a penalty but to step out clearly accidentally and re-establish yourself? c'mon man!

The problem is that guys are still going to abuse it by "accidentally" stepping out of bounds. The ref's can't police intent.

 

[Praxit]

Poor Zeke, putting it on his shoulders. When its the Dallas culture they lost and keep losing. Jones needs a new lifeline of coaches in there.

 

[RS12]

He was bad but had a whole lot of company on the field and the sideline.

 

[Hawkeye19]

He made some costly mistakes. And he took responsibility as a man. Learn from it and do better next time

 

[mitchell2254]

but, but, but his fans don't believe anything was his fault.

This is just lip service from a matured Zeke. He had a couple of bad plays. Most everyone else had a slew of bad plays.

 

[SlammedZero]

Dood had a bad game. It happens. That is called life. At least he is aware of his mistakes and can learn from them.

 

[Zekeats]

JJ paid EE for JG

 

[madcow74]

The problem is that guys are still going to abuse it by "accidentally" stepping out of bounds. The ref's can't police intent.

whats next? a cornerback steps on the line and cant play defense for the rest of that play? you should be given the opportunity to re-establish yourself in bounds

 

[J12B]

At least he is taking ownership

 

[Romonater]

Cost us 6 games last year and already one this year. Stupid on and off the field.

Great talent but not a leader. Don't EVER want him compared to Emmitt

Oh be quiet

 

[texbumthelife]

another dumb nfl rule. i understand if you blatantly run your route out of bounds then it should be a penalty but to step out clearly accidentally and re-establish yourself? c'mon man!

That's the thing, he didn't reestablish himself. I get what you're saying though.

 

[texbumthelife]

He may have cost us the game, in the end, but he's also the only reason we were in it. His running was outstanding today. He made a lot of of nothing more than a few times. We never sniff a score in this game without him.

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

So when did EE become head coach ?

 

[blumayne38]

but, but, but his fans don't believe anything was his fault.

He may have cost us the game, in the end, but he's also the only reason we were in it. His running was outstanding today. He made a lot of of nothing more than a few times. We never sniff a score in this game without him.

this.

 

[madcow74]

So when did EE become head coach ?

exactly! it should be TR

 

[AbeBeta]

That's great accountability. He focuses on those things he screwed up and ignores what he did right.

Anyone criticizing him needs to shut up.