Ezekiel Elliott played for the Dallas Cowboys a week after he was left home for disciplinary reasons, and the running back had a costly fumble in the first half against NFC East rival Philadelphia.

Elliott returned to action after a Week 9 suspension but had a key fumble, squandering a prime scoring opportunity.

Ezekiel Elliott did not travel with the Cowboys to Atlanta, as the team is disciplining the running back for his attendance issues in meetings.

In all likelihood, the Falcons will not face Elliott ever again with the Cowboys. Dowdle leads the Cowboys with 246 rushing yards, but Elliott is the only Dallas running back with a rushing touchdown this season. The Cowboys are ranked last in the NFL in rushing yards per game.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott won’t make the trip to Atlanta and will miss Sunday’s game for reasons the team didn’t disclose.

In his first season back with the Cowboys after a one-year stint with the New England Patriots, Elliott has been "distracted," NFL Network's Jane Slater reported Sunday. He's often tardy to practices and meetings, and he's missed three team meetings. His absence at Friday's meeting was apparently the "final straw."

It was the first time Elliott was a healthy scratch for Dallas in any game other than a regular-season finale.

It is unfathomable that Elliott didn't take a play off after he fumbled on the goal line. The lack of accountability is embarrassing. Remember when then-rookie Hunter Luepke fumbl