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By Jared Smola | Updated on Sun, Oct 17 2021 7:00 PM UTC

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott (ribs) is active for today’s game against the Patriots. He was limited in practice all week, but we never heard any concern about his status. Use Zeke in fantasy lineups as you normally would.

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