FRISCO, Texas -- Eight games ago, Ezekiel Elliott followed up an unimpressive NFL debut - 51 yards on 20 carries against the New York Giants -- with two fumbles against the Washington Redskins.
Elliott spent the last six minutes on the bench watching Alfred Morris run the ball and score the game-winning touchdown as the Dallas Cowboys rallied to their first win of the season.
Then Elliott was tentative, slow to the hole as he tried to understand the rhythm of the Cowboys' running game. He had to learn about the right pace to attack the hole and understand how to read the blocks of the NFL's best offensive line.