Cowboys’ Jerry Jones shuts down potential Pollard-Elliott controversy
Jerry Jones left no doubt who the Cowboys starting running back is.
Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott didn’t play Sunday in the Cowboys’ 49-29 win over the Chicago Bears due to a knee injury, which meant Tony Pollard was thrust into the starting running back role.
Pollard showed out, rushing for 131 yards on 14 carries and scoring three touchdowns. It seemed like the Cowboys didn’t even need Elliott in their thrashing of the Bears, but that doesn’t seem to change how owner Jerry Jones feels about the team’s situation at he position when Pollard and Elliot are healthy. Jones shut down any inkling of a brewing running back controversy, strongly endorsing Elliott’s value to the team.
“There’s no argument,” Jones told reporters. “Zeke’s ability to punish, Zeke’s ability to deliver, Zeke’s ability, what he does for us in pass protection, and, frankly, Zeke’s ability to make big plays are there, and we’re going to go where Zeke goes. He’s that integral to our success.”
It’s probably good for the Cowboys that Jones is backing Elliott up considering the massive, six-year $90 million contract extension he signed in September 2019, which made him the highest-paid running back in the NFL.
The game itself was a blowout. At one point in the first half, the Cowboys held a 28-7 lead, but the Bears cut it down to 28-17 at the half and made it a one-score game at 28-23 early in the third quarter.
From that point on, however, the Cowboys outscored the Bears 21-6 including a Micah Parsons 36-yard scoop and score towards the end of the third quarter.
With the win, the Cowboys move to 6-2 and stay one-and-a-half games back of the Eagles, who improved to 7-0 with a win over the Steelers, in the NFC East standings.
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