The Dallas Cowboys come into their Week 17 matchup with the New York Giants with nothing to play for. With a win, last weekend Dallas locked up the NFC East title and is locked into the number four seed in the playoffs.
Considering the game will mean nothing in terms of standings, the Cowboys would be making a huge mistake not to rest star running back Ezekiel Elliott this weekend. Elliott has been the M.V.P. of this Cowboys team this season, and without him, they would be nowhere close to a division title.
With how much Elliott has had to do to propel the Dallas offense, he has had to carry an extremely heavy workload.