The Dallas Cowboys lost their Sunday night matchup at the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium, 30-24 , on an evening that featured a weird pregame tale about roster moves that have many Cowboys fans shouting about conspiracy theories.
The Cowboys’ inactives for the night included running back Rico Dowdle, who as we reported in real time was to sit out after a sickness developed once he arrived at the stadium.
That ended up leaving more of the workload to the recently-elevated Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliott as the Cowboys aim ed to improve their last-place rushing offense. (That didn’t quite work out; Dallas managed a paltry 56 yards gained on the ground.)
But what about that wild and wacky fan conspiracy theory fans (and even some media) that was being cooked up?
As the theory went: Dallas wanted Dalvin up. And the club didn’t want to “embarrass” Ezekiel Elliott by making him a healthy scratch. So … the Cowboys “faked” the news that Rico got sick at the last minute as they made the decision to scratch Rico.