In the fallout from Sunday’s gritty 35-29 overtime win in Foxborough, Cowboys stars Ezekiel Elliott and Randy Gregory openly criticized the game’s officiating crew. The game was atrociously called—no argument there—but at the end of the day, Dallas walked out with one of its best character wins in recent memory by overcoming a litany of mistakes. While emotions run high, open defiance of officials, let alone from multiple key players, unnecessarily runs the risk of future consequences.
Ezekiel Elliott: “There’s no excuse for that. That’s ridiculous the way they called that game.