Ezekiel Elliott burns Steelers on 83-yard receiving touchdown

Ben Roethlisberger has seen this show before.

Not that Romo has had an easy time accepting that he’s riding the bench behind a rookie.

Ezekiel Elliott ran 32 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with nine seconds remaining – his second score in a frantic final two minutes – and the Dallas Cowboys rallied for a 35-30 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a dramatic renewal of their decades-long rivalry Sunday. While Roethlisberger was asked to serve primarily as a game manager and let the defense do the work – he only passed for more than 200 yards three times as a rookie – Prescott has been asked to do more.

“We are undisciplined and not accountable”, Roethlisberger said.

Having every element come together in one game has eluded them. “And usually, they’re playing because of less-than-ideal circumstance”.

Yes, they’ve lost to four potential playoff teams, including the two that went into the weekend with the best records in the National Football League, the Patriots and now the Cowboys.

This will be Pittsburgh’s Salute to Service game where they will be honoring the men and women of our armed forces.

Two drives. Both 75 yards.

Pittsburgh tends to play well at home, especially against worthy adversaries.

The Steelers struck first, and it was their defense that created the opportunity.

“Of course, he’s very sad.”, owner Jerry Jones said of Bryant before the game on 105.3 The Fan. Only five other players have that many in team history. While there were moments of brilliance, each one appeared to be met with an equally boneheaded step backward. Prescott has become a lot more than a rookie quarterback who just hands off the ball to Elliott & Morris or keeps things simple. Dallas entered play on Sunday rocking a seven-game winning streak at 7-1.

Dallas came right back, primarily behind the running of Ezekiel Elliott to cut the lead in half on Dan Bailey’s 37-yard field goal. The quarterback took the snap and pretended to ground the ball. The Cowboys used those timeouts, drove down the field with short passes, and the Steelers gave them 15 extra yards with a face mask penalty. Dallas got down quickly, 12-3.

Control of the game followed suit. With veteran starter Tony Romo practicing during the week and listed for the first time this season as “questionable” with his fractured vertebrae on the mend, Cowboys Coach Jason Garrett may face a hard ganetime decision. They’re also 11-5 at the betting window in their last 16 games coming off a loss, despite failing to cover in each of their last two games when losing the previous week. Only once previously had they allowed the first touchdown, and that was in San Francisco. “We need to be better at it”.