Dallas is 11-1 and looking like a mortal lock for the NFC's top seed. The Cowboys have a 2.5 to 3-game lead over the rest of the conference with only four games to say. But Jerry Jones says it will be "business as usual" once the Cowboys clinch.
That's the story, anyway. We'll see. Awfully easy to put up aggressive words heading into Week 14, when Dallas still needs 1 or 2 wins to secure that No. 1 seed.
But if they're playing a meaningless game in Week 16 -- likely if they win this week and Seattle loses at Green Bay, for example -- is Ezekiel Elliott going to be out there getting 20 carries? He is not. It will be Alfred Morris in the lineup, or at least getting most of the carries, with maybe Darren McFadden getting some work. (McFadden remains on the Non-Football Injury list with an elbow injury, but could be activated in the next week or two.)
Dallas hasn't been in this position in recent years; normally they're playing a Week 17 game just to get into the playoffs. But now they already now they're playing in (probably) Week 19.
Jones can say whatever he wants, but Morris should be among waiver adds for teams expecting to have meaningful games in Week 16 or 17.
--Andy Richardson