{"id":555064,"date":"2016-11-19T23:40:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T04:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=555064"},"modified":"2016-11-19T23:40:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T04:40:32","slug":"ezekiel-elliott-will-surpass-this-cowboys-legend-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/ezekiel-elliott-will-surpass-this-cowboys-legend-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Ezekiel Elliott Will Surpass this Cowboys Legend on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cowboys will look to advance to 9-1 on the season as they host the <strong>Baltimore Ravens<\/strong>. The Ravens are the next #1 rushing defense that has been touted as the next biggest test for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>You have to wonder how many more &#8220;tests&#8221; must be passed before the Cowboys are the favorites in every game? The Ravens don&#8217;t want anything to do with stopping <strong>Ezekiel Elliott<\/strong> on Sunday and he will have success.<\/p>\n<p>I mentioned this earlier in the week, but outside of LeVeon Bell and Matt Forte, the Ravens have not faced a running back of Zeke&#8217;s caliber behind the Cowboys dominant offensive line. So, that #1 ranking is a bit deceiving until you look a little deeper. He&#8217;ll have some adversity in the game, but he&#8217;ll have more success like he has most of the year.<\/p>\n<p>One of the storylines to watch will be the Cowboys rookie rushing record that has been held by <strong>Tony Dorsett<\/strong> for 39 years. Ezekiel is currently at 1,005 yards and Dorsett&#8217;s record is 1,007 from the 1977 season. Coincidentally, the Cowboys won the Super Bowl in 1977 and Dorsett won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year as well.<\/p>\n<p>Dorsett will be at the game Sunday:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After holding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallascowboys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dallascowboys<\/a> rookie rushing record for 39 yrs, I&#39;ll be on that sideline tomorrow 2 see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EzekielElliott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EzekielElliott<\/a> do his thing! Rumble! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vt9ZquZB8e\">pic.twitter.com\/Vt9ZquZB8e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Dorsett (@Tony_Dorsett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tony_Dorsett\/status\/800047242904211457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>No doubt Zeke will get the record, likely on his 1st carry. This will be icing on the cake with another victory. Let&#8217;s get the W.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go Dallas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cowboys will look to advance to 9-1 on the season as they host the Baltimore Ravens. 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