The week Ezekiel Elliott returns also happens to be Super Bowl week for fantasy football owners, as those left alive have one final set of start 'em, sit 'em decisions to make while league championships hang in the balance.
Elliott's journey through 2017 is a fitting personification of the year as a whole for the fantasy realm. Regulars like New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady have looked fine as usual, but unexpected elements such as playing several members of the Jacksonville Jaguars on a non-garbage-time basis have provided a fresh feel to the action.
Said action will carry the same feeling again into an interesting Week 16 slate, where would-be spoilers should put up more of a fight than usual and teams in the playoff hunt will use desperation to win.