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As Cowboys rely increasingly on Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott might be more important than you think

OXNARD, Calif. — The Cowboys' defense was back at it with the double A-gap pressures.

Linebacker Eric Kendricks inched toward one of the gaps between the center and guard, a safety creeping up from the backfield to attack the other.

Edge rusher Micah Parsons stood behind them, ready to threaten.

The Cowboys' offense hadn’t discussed this.

“What any team's gonna wanna do [is] block Micah,” quarterback Dak Prescott told Yahoo Sports. “But for him being off the ball and in that look, it made it complicated for us.”

So Prescott asked three offensive linemen to keep an eye out for five potential rushers.