Dak Prescott and the Cowboys are 0-3 without Ezekiel Elliott the past three weeks. And no one, it has become clear, needs him more than second-year Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. And they had Prescott, the quarterback who teamed with Elliott last season when both were rookies to carry the Cowboys to the No. It’s about what the threat of Elliott as a runner meant to Prescott and the Cowboys’ wide receivers. Opposing pass rushers had to respect any play-action fake to Elliott, buying Prescott time to throw.

Source: Washington Post November 24, 2017 01:33 UTC