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Ezekiel Elliott shows versatility, but Dallas Cowboys need better run game

FRISCO, Texas -- The easy thing to do is to look at Ezekiel Elliott's rushing numbers in the season-opening loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- 11 carries, 33 yards -- and believe the Dallas Cowboys running back had one of the worst games of his career.

To hear the Cowboys coaches talk about Elliott's night, it was one of his better overall games because of his pass protection. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Elliott had five pass-block wins, stoning linebacker Devin White a few times and walling off defensive back Antoine Winfield Jr.