FRISCO -- The wear and tear of a rookie NFL season hasn't done much to slow down Ezekiel Elliott.

The Cowboys running back said Thursday his body feels as good as it did heading into Week 1.

"I got fresh legs, fresh body," he said. "I'm excited."

How dangerous is that for the Cowboys' divisional round playoff opponent?

"You tell me," Elliott said with a laugh.

Elliott won the NFL's rushing title despite not playing in the team's season finale Sunday in Philadelphia. However, his 1,631 rushing yards fell 178 short of breaking Eric Dickerson's rookie rushing record.

Elliott said Dickerson congratulated him on the rushing title, but added his famous line about his record: "Many have tried, many have failed."

"I wouldn't say I failed," Elliott said. "We're having a great season. It would have been nice to get, but that's really not what I'm focused on this season. We have a very special team.

"We're in a unique opportunity that doesn't happen a lot in this league. There's a lot of guys who this is their first playoff. We got a first-round bye. We're the No. 1 seed. We have a special team. We got a special bond. We got an opportunity to do something special.

"Winning the Super Bowl would be way more special than the rookie rushing record."