Offense was onerous to return by early on Monday night time between the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals.

However Ezekiel Elliott greased the scoring wheels within the second quarter with a pair of miscues that led on to Cardinals touchdowns for the primary factors on the board.

Elliott fumbled a shovel go from Andy Dalton close to midfield early within the second quarter that Cardinals defensive finish Jordan Phillips recovered.

Eleven performs later, Kyler Murray linked with Christian Kirk on a six-yard shovel go to provide the Cardinals a 7-Zero lead.

One other Zeke fumble, one other Cardinals TD

On the subsequent Cowboys drive, Elliott did it once more. On the second play of the following Dallas possession, Elliott fumbled after taking a handoff from Dalton. This time, Phillips punched the ball out, and cornerback Byron Murphy picked it up.

5 performs later, Kenyan Drake scored on a one-yard landing run to provide Arizona a 14-Zero lead.

On the subsequent Cowboys drive, Tony Pollard lined up within the backfield as a substitute of Elliott. However Elliott’s benching didn’t final lengthy, as he returned to the sport later in the identical possession.

Elliott has a fumbling drawback

Elliott has handled fumbling points with 18 over the course of his profession, and — in accordance with ESPN’s Lisa Salters — vowed this week to not fumble once more this season.

He’s not off to a fantastic begin with that plan.

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A pair of Ezekiel Elliott miscues led to the primary factors on the board on Monday. (AP Photograph/Michael Ainsworth)

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