Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys rebounded from their 30-16 loss at home to the Denver Broncos in Week 9 in style: Dallas destroyed the Atlanta Falcons in Arlington Sunday to improve the Cowboys' record to 7-2.
One of the keys to the Cowboys' success against Atlanta was their aggressiveness, as evidenced by the fact that Dallas went 3 of 3 on fourth downs. Elliott clearly liked the Cowboys maximizing their downs and sounded off about it following the win.
Via Jon Machota of The Athletic:
Article Continues BelowEzekiel Elliott on Cowboys going for it so often on 4th down: “We’re going to play aggressive, that’s our mentality, that’s how we’re going to play football. We play aggressive. On the field, with the call, everything. If you don’t like it, it’s whatever. That’s how we rolling.”
Elliott had a field day against the Falcons. The Cowboys running back rushed for only 41 yards on 14 carries, but he bullied his way into the end zone for two of Dallas' three rushing scores. The team ended up producing a total of 431 yards from scrimmage while limiting Matt Ryan and the Falcons to only 214 total yards.
The Cowboys might have to keep that kind of mentality and bring it to Week 11, where they will be dealing with the suddenly rejuvenated Kansas City Chiefs on the road.