ARLINGTON. Texas – When Ezekiel Elliott jumped into the Salvation Army kettle in the second quarter, who knew the Dallas Cowboys coaches wouldn’t be able to find him again until the fourth quarter.
Good things happen when the Cowboys give the ball to Elliott.
Elliott’s re-emergence and the domination by defensive end David Irving helped kill the clock and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Cowboys’ 26-20 win that leaves them closer to an NFC East title and a potential first-round bye.
But the Cowboys’ 12th win of the season never should have been this hard.