FRISCO, Texas -- Much of the post-mortem on the Dallas Cowboys' 28-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings is on the strange playcalling late in the fourth quarter that had Dak Prescott handing the ball off to Ezekiel Elliott twice after the quarterback had shredded the defense through the air.
Elliott was stopped for no gain and a 3-yard loss, setting up a fourth-down play that failed, ultimately costing the Cowboys a chance to win.
"We can go back and look at those plays and when they don't work out, you say, 'We should've called something differently,'" Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said.