RS12
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- Ezekiel Elliott didn’t get off to the type of start that we all believed he could. For the majority of the day, he struggled against a Giants front that was up to the task of dealing with the Cowboys’ running game. What we did see, though, was a flash of what he can do with his eight-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Dak Prescott was under center and was able to bring the ball back to Elliott and give him an opportunity to see the hole. Travis Frederick, Zack Martin and Doug Free were outstanding at the point of attack, which allowed Elliott all the space he needed. He pressed the ball into the hole, then exploded off his left foot, then his right to get himself into the end zone. It was a well-blocked play but an even better finish by Elliott.
- Nice start to the season for Morris Claiborne and the way he was able to carry things over from the preseason. His play on the Giants opening drive, carrying Odell Beckham Jr. across the field, was text book. Claiborne was able to get his hands on Beckham Jr. off the line, which caused him to stumble coming out of his break. By causing him to stumble, it allowed Claiborne to stay in position on his hip and contest the ball when it arrived -- which resulted in an incompletion on third down.
- In going back and studying why Alfred Morris had success running the ball – six of his seven carries came with Dak Prescott under center. Three of those plays had at least one missed block at the point of attack that he was able to fight through. His best carry was his third one -- where Jason Witten, Doug Free, Zack Martin and Travis Frederick were all able to secure their blocks front side. Morris had a lane all the way to Landon Collins before he was hit. Also note: there was only one time where he played with a fullback in front of him. All the other runs were single-back.
