Ezekiel Elliott's mom reacts to Cowboys RB inching closer to franchise history | Image Source: Getty
Week 16 certainly was a fun week of action as the Dallas Cowboys made the rest of the league stand up and take notice. While they didn't have anything left to play for apart from a worse draft pick in April, the Cowboys defense put on a show and then some to pick up a thrilling 26-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under the bright lights of Sunday Night Football.
There were more than a few touchdowns on the night and Ezekiel Elliott had one as well. The Cowboys veteran managed to find the end zone on his only rushing attempt, one that lasted a single yard.
That, however, was his 71st career rushing touchdown in a Cowboys uniform. Elliott's mom, Dawn Elliott, was paying keen attention to the game and despite the fact that we didn't see him on the field again after the score, she penned a note for the running back on social media platform X:
