Last Sunday, it was Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers coming back from a broken collarbone. This Sunday, it's Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott returning from his six-game suspension by the NFL.
The Cowboys can only hope they fare far better with Elliott than the Packers did with Rodgers, who threw three interceptions in Green Bay's loss at Carolina. That defeat and the Falcons' triumph Monday night eliminated the Packers from playoff contention, and Green Bay cut short Rodgers's return by shutting him down and placing him on the season-ending injured reserve list Tuesday.
Elliott and the Cowboys play Sunday at home against the Seahawks in a matchup of two teams with once-lofty ambitions now trying desperately to sneak into the postseason as a wild card.