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Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott: Bottled up on ground

Elliott rushed 18 times for 35 yards and a touchdown, adding 30 yards on six receptions (seven targets) in Sunday's 12-10 loss to the Saints.

Elliott was met at the line of scrimmage on the majority of his runs, finishing the with longest run of just six yards and fumbling on a key fouth-and-1 attempt in the second quarter. The Saints defense appeared determined to not let the Cowboys' run game get going, and that strategy paid off in a low-scoring, defensive affair. A positive takeaway for Zeke's fantasy owners would be that the back garnered 100 percent of Dallas' running back carries. The 24-year-old is still the workhorse of the backfield even with backup Tony Pollard (zero touches) blowing up for 100-plus yards last week. Elliott will look to get back on track against a Packers defense that has allowed opposing rushing attacks to rack up a whopping 142.3 yards per game.

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