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Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins will play Monday against the Jaguars.

Higgins missed the last three games with a hamstring injury but will make his return Monday night. The Bengals need all the help they can get after falling to 5-6 and are obviously without Joe Burrow for the rest of the way. Higgins has had a bit of a down year with just 27 catches for 328 yards and two touchdowns in seven games this season. Higgins is a deeper-league flex option this week, just above Tyler Boyd.

Browns’ QB Joe Flacco will start Sunday vs. the Rams.

Related Players: P.J. Walker

We last saw Flacco in New York when he started four games for the Jets last season. He threw five touchdowns (four coming in one game), three interceptions and completed 57.6% of his pass attempts for 5.5 yards per attempt.
There should be a better option on your waiver wire, but he's not taking off with the ball, which adds a little bit of a fantasy floor for David Njoku and Amari Cooper.

Saints WR Chris Olave was a full participant today, a sign that he’s close to clearing the concussion protocol.

Related Players: Alvin Kamara, Taysom Hill, Juwan Johnson, A.T. Perry

This is great news for the Saints offense as a whole, as they are already missing Michael Thomas and Rashid Shaheed for Week 13. Olave would be a must-start if he's fully cleared by Sunday, in a great matchup against the Lions.

Eagles are listing TE Dallas Goedert as doubtful for Sunday’s game vs. the 49ers due to his forearm injury.

Related Players: Jack Stoll

It doesn't look like Goedert is trending towards playing in Week 13, so he'll likely miss at least one more week with his forearm injury. Jack Stoll has technically seen an increased workload, but that has parlay into four targets and 17 yards over the last two weeks. Goedert will return to a top-ten TE role when eligible.

Breece Hall (hamstring), Israel Abanikanda (illness), and Dalvin Cook (shoulder) are all questionable for Sunday.

OL Wes Schweitzer (calf) too.

Hall was a full practice participant on Friday. Abanikanda and Cook were limited.

A full Friday practice nearly always equates to a clearance by Sunday, so we should feel pretty good about Breece Hall being in our lineups for Week 13. His offensive environment could easily be considered the worst in the league, but his total involvement in all facets gives him a great floor, as he's averaged five receptions per game since the team's Week 7 bye.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur tells reporters that RB Aaron Jones (knee sprain) won't play again this week. He hasn't practiced since his injury.

Related Players: A.J. Dillon, Patrick Taylor

The recent increased usage for Dillon hasn't helped to improve his inefficiency on the ground, as he has rushed for 72 yards on 28 attempts (2.57) the last 1.5 games, despite playing behind an average-or-better offensive line. Regardless, Jones' absence makes him fantasy relevant as a solid RB3.

Dallas Goedert: In my mind I’m ready to go, but I still have to talk to the doctors. Eagles TE practiced some today for first time since his forearm fracture.

Related Players: Jack Stoll

The Eagles offense has essentially moved away from the tight end position with Goedert sidelined, but that should shift if he suits up in Week 13. With the state of the position in fantasy, Goedert can definitely be plugged back into lineups if he returns, as an end zone option on an explosive offense.

TE Trey McBride was out working during the open portion of Cardinals practice. WR Hollywood Brown was not.

Related Players: Greg Dortch, Rondale Moore, Kyler Murray

It's looking like the Arizona receiving group could be in flux this week, with Michael Wilson already declared out and Marquise Brown needing a little help to suit up. With Trey McBride returning to practice on Friday, he could be in for a very healthy Week 13 workload.

The Chiefs say they will probably wait a week on LB Nick Bolton. Everybody else — including RB Jerick McKinnon and WR Kadarius Toney — is expected to play against the Packers.

Related Players: Isiah Pacheco, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

This definitely impacts Isiah Pacheco's ceiling —he caught all of his targets for a 5-34 line in McKinnon's Week 12 absence— but that doesn't mean he isn't a slam dunk play here in Week 13 as a fringe RB1/2. As for McKinnon, he can be considered a desperation FLEX, but keep in mind that he only has two games with double-digit fantasy points on the season.

Jonathan Gannon: WR Michael Wilson, CB Starling Thomas, CB Antonio Hamilton will not play Sunday. Everyone else is TBD, including Hollywood Brown, Trey McBride.

Related Players: Greg Dortch, Rondale Moore

With Wilson missing Week 12, Greg Dortch was targeted nine times, and although he caught a touchdown, he gained only 27 yards on three receptions. The jury's still out on Marquise Brown's availability, but he should be the only receiver we are concerned about in most fantasy lineups.