Ezekiel Elliott had appeared in 97 career games entering the Cowboys' Week 13 game against the Colts. Dallas' star running back had started each of those contests dating back to his rookie year in 2016.That streak came to an end on "Sunday Night Football."Tony Pollard took the first snap with Dallas' offense in . Elliott didn't see the field until the second drive Jurickson Profar Jersey of the game, and his first touch came with 8:41 left in the first quarter.NFL PLAYOFF PICTURE: Pollard has out-produced Elliott this season, but it was still unusual to see him start over the longer-tenured back. However, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed there was a reason for that decision following the game."Yeah, think there was a little i sue he had with his coach and some discipline i sues," Jones explained, per the . "Being tardy for a meeting Jake Smolinski Jersey or a phone going off or something serious, relative to Zeke, but I wont get into that, but Im not giving out that punishment. Id be a lot more lenient than that Jed Lowrie Jersey ."Jones wanted to make it clear that the i sue surrounding Elliott was not serious."Its a minor thing that you have with your meetings and your phones and things like that," Jones said. "That was not a demotion as to the first one on the field. That had more to do with your phone going off at the wrong time, those types of things. Nothing of consequence. Be sure and mention that. No behavior i sues."MORE: Jones likely wanted to clarify that point because Elliott dealt with off-the-field i sues during the early stages of his NFL career. He was suspended for six games in 2017 for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after he was accused of domestic violence by Andrew Triggs Jersey a former partner.This i sue appears to be internal and doesn't nearly reach that magnitude.Elliott fared well off the bench, running for 77 yards and a touchdown on a team-high 17 carries. However, he still out-carried Pollard even though the younger back outpaced him, generating 91 yards and two scores on just Chad Pinder Jersey 12 carries.So, it doesn't appear that Elliott is in danger of losing his role as the primary ball carrier in Dallas' backfield.