OXNARD, Calif. -- This may be one of those statistical oddities that has no explanation and bears no relevance toward the future, or it could be a sign of the apocalypse for the Cowboys and their dreams.
One of the two.
In a game of inches, Ezekiel Elliott lost a yard in 2017. He didn't do it on a single play. He did it -- essentially -- every time he touched the football. There were lots of things in play regarding Elliott last season, none of them good as the threat of suspension hung over his head for two months before he finally surrendered to the inevitable and missed six games.