December 2022 4for4 Player News Articles

The Seahawks placed WR Marquise Goodwin (shoulder, wrist) on injured reserve Saturday.

Goodwin's season is effectively over unless the Seahawks make a run to the NFC Championship Game. That would be the earliest he could return. Goodwin worked as the No. 3 receiver with time as No. 2 due to injuries. With Tyler Lockett back, whoever Seattle's WR3 is, whether that's Laquon Treadwell or Penny Hart or Dareke Young, won't have much fantasy value, especially in a tough matchup against the Jets.

The Cardinals downgraded WR DeAndre Hopkins to out for Sunday's game against the Falcons.

Hopkins was originally listed as questionable with a knee injury but will not make the trip with the team to Atlanta. The Cardinals are ready to pack it in for 2022 and are set to start their fourth different quarterback this season as David Blough will start against the Falcons with Colt McCoy still in concussion protocol.

Broncos placed TE Greg Dulcich on injured reserve; his season is over.

Related Players: Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson

Promising rookie season for Dulcich and it seems like he'll be back in plenty of time for 2023. Neither of the Erics need to be plugged into fantasy lineups these next two weeks.

Ravens once again ruled out QB Lamar Jackson, who has had a sprained PCL. Tyler Huntley expected to start Sunday night vs. Steelers.

No surprises here after Jackson missed his 12th straight practice. Still, it's a bummer for Championship teams that have been holding onto him this whole time.

Kingsbury: Colt McCoy had more concussion symptoms Friday so he will not play Sunday. David Blough will start at QB for the Cardinals against the Falcons.

The fantasy implications aren't severe here, but we can safely bump down the ceilings of the pass catchers even a little further.

Colts have ruled out WR Ashton Dulin, TE Kylen Granson, and CB Kenny Moore II for Sunday’s game vs. the Giants.

Related Players: Jelani Woods

Jelani Woods has 14 targets and an 11-141-0 stat line in the two games sans Granson. Woods makes for an interesting boom-or-bust option this Sunday.

Commanders ruled out RB Antonio Gibson for the New Year’s Day matchup vs. the Browns.

Related Players: Brian Robinson, Jonathan Williams

This should be the Brian Robinson show on Sunday, as he becomes an RB2 with definite high-RB1 upside.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on 1053thefan on what looked like a Dak Prescott knee injury last night: “He’s in good shape. He might have hyperextended it a little bit. We were checking with the sideline, and we knew he was going to be good.”

Prescott never missed any time in the game, but he was noticeably grabbing at his knee and walking gingerly at one point. He had at least one scramble after the possible "hyperextension," so, hopefully, he's in good shape through the rest of Dallas' season.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni on Jalen Hurts and who’s starting at QB on Sunday: “We’re still sorting through that.”

Related Players: Gardner Minshew, Jalen Hurts

It looks like we're going to have to wait this one out. Minshew could operate as a fringe QB1, but clearly, we would all rather have the ceiling of Jalen Hurts at our disposal in the most critical fantasy week of the season. We'll keep you updated.

As rookie Jameson Williams recovers from his ACL, the team and he understands the importance of easing him back onto the field. His snaps have been limited — eight, 13, 13, and 11 in his four games, but the coaching staff seems ready to fire him up for the remainder of the season. Per head coach Dan Campbell, “We’ll get him more reps, yeah,” Campbell said Monday. “We’ll get him more reps.”

As Williams’ rookie year winds down, the expectation is that his workload will continue to increase. It would be quite the risk to plug him in here in Championship Week but he could be an interesting splash-play option in DFS in these final two weeks.

TE Dawson Knox was on the field but in a red non-contact jersey. Katherine followed up with, "Dawson Knox left Saturday's game for a bit after landing hard on a catch the first play of Bills' opening drive. He came back and played 75% of the snaps on offense. After the game, he said 'just landed on it -- a little hip pointer, nothing major.'"

Related Players: Quintin Morris

Unless we get news of Knox missing Friday's practice it would seem we have nothing to worry about in fantasy land. He has gone 13-177-3 over the last three games and is a TE1 in what could be an explosive offensive game against the Bengals on Monday Night Football.

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts throwing at the start of Thursday’s practice. Will see how much he can do. More than last week, so far.

Related Players: Gardner Minshew

Minshew looked great in Week 16 but fantasy drafters who took Hurts aren't very concerned about that. Hurts would be a must-start in Championship Week if he's a full go but we'll need more positive reports on Friday and Saturday before that's a sure thing.

Cowboys RB Tony Pollard (thigh) will be inactive tonight against the Titans.

Related Players: Ezekiel Elliott, Malik Davis

NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo has called this a breakout game for Malik Davis, who the team is high on. Whether or not this hyperbole could be debated, but the Titans are sitting a ton of starters, so there could be something to his statement. Elliot is a locked-in RB2, regardless.

The Titans are expected to start Josh Dobbs at QB tonight. A onetime University of Tennessee standout, Dobbs signed off the Lions practice squad last week and now will be making his first NFL start.

Related Players: Malik Willis

With Tennessee apparently resting so many starters tonight, it wouldn't have been a good spot for Malik Willis, even with his ability to run. It's best to avoid any and all Titans players in Week 16.

RB Antonio Gibson (sprained ankle/knee) is not practicing today.

Related Players: Brian Robinson

This could impact Brian Robinson's ceiling, but hopefully you weren't planning on playing Gibson in your Championship matchups. He hasn't scored double-digit PPR points or hit 40 yards rushing since Week 11. Robinson remains a solid RB 2 against the porous Browns rushing defense.

Titans star RB Derrick Henry (hip) isn’t expected to play tonight. He is officially listed as doubtful and is not set to play as a precautionary step, joining many of the other Tennessee starters. He is fully expected to play in Week 18.

Related Players: Hassan Haskins

As was predicted throughout the week, the Titans are taking a precautionary route in a game that truly doesn't matter for their playoff-seeding implications. Hassan Haskins will take 11 career carries into this game, so we'll see if they ride him as they would if Henry were out there. Haskins is an acceptable Flex play for Championship matchups.

Tony Pollard is going to really have to show the Cowboys he can go tonight in his pregame workout. If not, they’ll exercise caution and sit him. Malik Davis would then see an increased role behind Ezekiel Elliott.

It's hard to say exactly what kind of a role Malik Davis would have tonight, but the Cowboys are 12.5-point favorites, so you have to wonder how long they'll keep Zeke in the game if that game script plays out. If Pollard sits, Elliot should be a confident RB2, but you would have to be in a desperate mode to play Davis in your Flex during Championship Week.

Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett hopes to return after missing one game to have surgery on a broken finger and his bid got off to a positive start on Wednesday.

Head coach Pete Carroll said, via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, that Lockett “did everything” at the team’s walkthrough practice.

The story went on to say Carroll said that there’s been no decision about playing Lockett against the Jets, but said that the wideout “was excellent” during Wednesday’s workout and that he was catching passes without pain.

As part of the discussions that took place over the last few days, both sides concluded that it was best Raiders QB Derek Carr step away.

Related players: Jarrett Stidham

Carr will not be around for the Raiders final two games, a move that appears to solidify Carr is no longer in the Raiders plans going forward. Reports have come out recently the team will either cut or trade their former starting QB after this season. It was announced earlier today that Stidham would start the finals two games with the Raiders barely alive for a playoff berth.

Titans RB Derrick Henry is DOUBTFUL to play Thursday against the Cowboys.

Related players: Hassan Haskins, Julius Chestnut, Trenton Cannon

It's actually a pretty meaningless game for both teams, so resting Henry does make some sense - unless you own him and you're in your fantasy league finals, of course. For the Titans, a loss on Thursday night still sets up a divisional showdown in Week 18 against the Jags. So it would appear Tennessee is possibly saving Henry for that game. Haskins should be in store for a big workload if Henry is out on Thursday night, so those in need of a replacement should probably act now.

Cardinals’ QB Colt McCoy has cleared concussion protocol and is expected to start Sunday vs. the Falcons.

Related players: Trace McSorley

McCoy should be an upgrade over McSorley but should only be an option in superflex leagues. McSorley only connected with DeAndre Hopkins one time for four yards in Week 16, so perhaps the best news to come from this move is Hopkins should fantasy relevant again for fantasy finals this week. McSorley did hit Marquise Brown three times for 57 yards while finishing 24-for-45 for 217 yards and an interception.

The Raiders are benching quarterback Derek Carr, per head coach Josh McDaniels. Jarrett Stidham will start the final two games of the season.

Before the official benching today, many were speculating such a move was in the works, and would mean the Raiders move on from Carr in the offseason - so keeping Carr healthy between now and then was vital. This certainly seems like where we're headed after recent meltdowns over the past several games. The Raiders are still mathematically alive for a playoff berth but need to win out and get help. It looks like Stidham will have to be the one to get the Raiders there.

As of today, looks like another start Sunday for Tyler Huntley.

Related players: Lamar Jackson

Jackson (knee) missed his 10th straight practice today, Shaffer also pointed out in his tweet. The Ravens have clinched a playoff berth, so this very well could be the team keeping Jackson off the field until then.

The Eagles kick off their practice week on Wednesday without a clear view of quarterback Jalen Hurts‘ chances of playing against the Saints.

Hurts missed last Saturday with a sprained shoulder and head coach Nick Sirianni declined to assign a percentage to the likelihood that he will be in the lineup this weekend. He did maintain that Hurts has not been ruled out for the home game.

Related players: Gardner Minshew

Sirianni said 'of course' Hurts has a chance to play this week. Hurts' timeline has been all over the place. Some are reporting he may not be healthy even for the playoffs while this report doesn't rule him out from playing this week. The Eagles need one more win to clinch home field advantage in the NFC as well as win the division. They get the Saints at home this week and the Giants in Week 18.

Wide receiver Mecole Hardman has been back at Chiefs practice for the last couple of weeks, but he has not been activated from injured reserve yet.

Head coach Andy Reid suggested on Wednesday that Hardman is likely to take that step this week.

Hardman has been sidelined by an abdominal injury and Reid said a setback on that front is the only thing that would keep him from making it back into the lineup against the Broncos, the story said. Hardman was apparently close to playing last week. Hardman had scored a TD in three straight games, a span of Weeks 6-9, before missing time, and in Week 5 had 4-73-0 line. So Hardman was heavily involved in the offense before his abdomen injury, as we stated last week.

Nick Chubb says he’s definitely playing the last two games and never considered shutting it down due to his foot issue.

Related players: Kareem Hunt

While Chubb says he'll play through the foot injury, it's possible the Browns will have other plans. So, this is something for owners to monitor leading up to Week 17. It's possible Hunt gets to play a larger role over the next two weeks.

McDaniel won't speculate when Tua Tagovailoa will play again.

Related players: Teddy Bridgewater

The tweet went on to say McDaniel won't say if Tua will play even if he clears protocol. Beasley tweeted in the thread that McDaniel said the doctors have told him to worry about Tua's health one day at a time. "His health is the first, foremost and only priority." Of course, Tua has been sidelined with concussions twice before, but this is the second time he's remained in the game only to suffer symptoms the next day. Beasley went on to tweet the team knew something wasn't right on Monday. Bridgewater will get the start this week against the Patriots in a game the Dolphins need to win to keep playoff hopes alive.

Commanders’ QB Carson Wentz will start Sunday vs. Cleveland.

Related players: Taylor Heinicke

Heinicke, who started hot after taking over for the injured Wentz, has turned the ball over eight times over the team's last six games - including three picks and five fumbles. Meanwhile, Wentz broke his right ring finger in October and has been the backup the last few weeks after getting cleared. The Commanders are 7-7-1, clinging to the NFC’s seventh and final playoff spot, and now need Wentz to come through, Schefter went on to say. Wentz at least has some superflex value going forward.

Seahawks have just announced tight end Will Dissly is going on Injured Reserve with a knee injury suffered Saturday, so his season is over.

Related players: Noah Fant, Colby Parkinson

Both Fant and Parkinson could see increased roles. Fant did catch a TD last week against the Chiefs but finished with a 2-12-1 line while Parkinson had three catches for 45 yards.

After a pair of late turnovers in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers, Commanders head coach Ron Rivera benched quarterback Taylor Heinicke in favor of Carson Wentz.

The No. 2 overall pick of the 2016 draft had a solid showing in his limited work, completing 12-of-16 passes for 123 yards with a touchdown.

Rivera said he wanted to talk to everyone involved before he makes a decision. He wants to make sure he has all ideas, thoughts and concepts and he wants to make sure the players have a voice.

Ron Rivera: "Antonio Gibson has a sprain, so we're going to have to monitor that very closely this week."

Related players: Brian Robinson, Jonathan Williams

As the tweet said, no location of the sprain was given, leaving us all wondering if it's a knee, ankle, perhaps shoulder? Either way, Robinson looks like he could be in store for a heavy workload against the Browns in Week 17, in what is also a good matchup. He's a potential nice start at RB in your fantasy finals.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that receiver Deebo Samuel may return to practice this week.

“Deebo, his ankle and knee are making real good progress, still working his way back,” Shanahan said on his conference call, via Jennifer Lee Chan of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “We’ll see how it goes in these next two days with rehab. I think there’s a chance possibly later in the week. We’ll see, though.”

The 49ers have clinched the NFC West but the team doesn't plan to rest any players heading into the playoffs. Still, if Deebo plays, not giving him a full workload at this point of the season would make some sense. Owners will want to keep track of his practice status this week as they head toward the fantasy finals, but he looks like he could be tough to trust in lineups.

The contract that GM George Paton gave to Russell Wilson in late August makes the cap consequences for cutting him after the first year of the new deal untenable. Without a post-June 1 designation, the Broncos would take a $107 million cap charge by cutting Wilson this year. With a post-June 1 designation, the Broncos would carry $22 million in Wilson’s name this year, and $85 million in 2024.

Obviously the best-case would be to fix the Wilson and the offense. But getting rid of Wilson gets a little easier after the 2023 season. The story went on to say: a post-June 1 designation in 2024 would result in a $35.4 million cap charge that year, with $49.6 million carried over to 2025. Here’s another reason to do it in early 2024. If Wilson is on the roster on the fifth day of the 2024 league year, $37 million in 2025 salary becomes fully guaranteed. Wilson already has received $57 million for 2022. He has another $67 million in fully-guaranteed payments over the next two years. A trade would result in a lower cap charge, by foisting the remaining guarantees onto a new team. But who in their right mind would take on Wilson at $67 million over two years, and $104 million over three.

Speaking to sportscaster Jim Gray in his weekly podcast appearance, Tom Brady was asked jokingly if he would retire and then unretire if tight end Rob Gronkowski — who has retired twice from the NFL — unretires again.

"Well, I think next time I decide to retire, that's it for me," a chuckling Brady said on their "Let's Go!" podcast, which was released Monday. "So whenever that day comes, we'll figure it out ... I'm going to take my time whenever that time does come."

How the rest of the season goes could determine whether or not Brady returns next year. At times, he hasn't looked like the Tom Brady we're used to, but then flashes back to the 2000s in the blink of an eye.

On Monday, Rams head coach Sean McVay cited that recent success in response to a question about whether the Rams would consider dealing Cam Akers this offseason.

“Oh, no,” McVay said, via Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times. “I think right now, with what he’s done continuing to build on that momentum, I think it’d be silly based on what a great job he’s done to think of it anything differently than him being a big part of what you want to be able to do moving forward.

The story summed it up nicely: there was a point this season when it looked like running back Akers had played his final snap for the Rams, but attempts to trade him didn’t go anywhere and Akers eventually returned to the lineup. Akers has run 64 times for 285 yards and six touchdowns over the last four games, including a 118-yard, three-touchdown performance against the Broncos in Week 16. As of now, Akers looks like he has a future with the Rams, especially since the team doesn't have a lot of draft assets. If the Rams can get back to their Super Bowl potential, Akers could have some fantasy value in 2023.

Now, all of a sudden, the most important thing about these final two games has nothing to do with Zach Wilson: It’s about evaluating if Mike White might be the answer at quarterback beyond this season.

The numbers look to be there for White, and you can check out the details in the article. The key thing to note is if White played a full season those numbers would be a significant upgrade at the position from what the Jets had for most of the last decade, according to the story, although those numbers obviously wouldn't be guaranteed. White hasn't been perfect but the numbers say he's the Jets best option, the story said. The story added White is a free agent this offseason so these last two games will go a long way toward determining whether White is a viable option as a starter.

Bears quarterback Justin Fields had his foot stepped on at the end of Saturday’s 35-13 loss to the Bills. He also aggravated his left shoulder injury.

But Fields is “good to go” for Sunday’s game in Detroit, coach Matt Eberflus said. And despite the 3-12 record, there are no plans to shut Fields down for the rest of the season.

Eberflus said the team needs to get better as his reason for keeping Fields on the field. He also added he wants Fields to improve. The Bears conclude their season with two divisional games so it will be a good test to see where the team is at going forward. The Bears play the Lions and Vikings and both teams have given up their share of fantasy points to QBs, especially through the air.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has not ruled out QB Jalen Hurts for Sunday's game against the Saints.

Related players: Gardner Minshew

Minshew racked up the fantasy numbers but did have some costly turnovers. The Eagles need one more win to clinch the top seed as well as the division and this week they have a home game against the Saints, which could mean Hurts either pushes to play or the team feels the urgency to get him back under center. Hurts will likely need to log some practice time this week so we'll keep an eye on his status.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is once again in the NFL’s concussion protocol. His status for this week’s game against the Patriots is now in doubt.

Related Players: Teddy Bridgewater

According to a separate report, head coach Mike McDaniel said he's not sure when Tua suffered a concussion, but he's in the protocol. During the game "nobody recognized anything with regard to" a hit. "It was something he met with doctors today and discussed some symptoms."
Teddy Bridgewater would presumably be the next man up if Tua is forced to miss.

Sounds like Christian Watson, Yosh Nijman, and Keisean Nixon all avoided significant injuries. Coach Matt LaFleur said they would be "day to day" this week.

Related Players: Romeo Doubs, Randall Cobb

Watson's mid-season explosion has tapered off the last few weeks, and his hip injury knocked him out of Week 15 after only 20 routes run. We should understand the status of his hip better later on this week.

Patriots TE Hunter Henry, who was dealing with a knee injury this weekend, is considered day-to-day. He's sore. But has a chance to play.

Related Players: Jonnu Smith, Scotty Washington

Former UDFA Scotty Washington saw his first snaps of the year, but Jonnu Smith would be the true beneficiary if Henry were to miss any time. Smith shifted away from his run-blocking duties for the most part in Week 15, but it still only resulted in four targets and 21 yards. Jonnu's time in New England has not been fortuitous for fantasy, and it isn't like to change regardless of Hunter's status.

Doctors cleared Jets’ QB Mike White today for contact, and he is now expected to start Sunday vs. Seattle.

Related Players: Zach Wilson

This is wonderful news for fantasy, as Zach Wilson has been an unmitigated disaster as a quarterback. This moves Garrett Wilson back into fantasy relevance for Championship week.

Per Leonard, "I hate when people be on here just talking saying I’m out of shape etc do y’all understand I’m playing with a lisfranc in my foot every week can barley push off my foot but through the Grace of God I’m going to keep proving y’all wrong."

Related Players: Rachaad White, Ke'Shawn Vaughn

While it's admirable that Fournette is plugging away on an injured foot, he's also averaging 3.6 yards per carry on the season and has such lowlights as his three-week stretch between Weeks 7-9 when he accumulated 62 yards on 26 rushes (2.3 YPA). Look for Rachaad White to continue seeing a bigger role over the final two weeks of the season.

Packers WR Christian Watson is questionable to return against the Dolphins with a hip injury.

Watson was having another solid game with six catches in the first half for 49 yards. We’ll see how serious the injury is, hopefully nothing major. The Packers were trailing at the half 20-13.

The Commanders have benched Taylor Heinicke in favor of Carson Wentz.

Trailing 30-14 and having taken two sacks, the Commanders are hoping for a spark with a quarterback switch. Heinicke went 13/18 for 166 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

Bills elevated WR Cole Beasley to their active roster for Saturday’s game vs. the Bears.

Related Players: Gabe Davis, Isaiah McKenzie

This shouldn't do anything to Stefon Diggs' production at all, but the call-up could affect Gabe Davis and Isaiah McKenzie's floors, which were already wavering. Beasley has seen 24 snaps in the 2022 season, converting his lone Week 15 target into nine yards.

Texans placed WR Nico Collins on injured reserve, ending his season.

Related Players: Chris Moore, Brandin Cooks, Phillip Dorsett

The writing has been on the wall after Collins missed another week of practice. He was having a decent 2022 considering his surroundings and hopefully, he can build on that in Year 3 with a new quarterback. As it stands now, Chris Moore is an intriguing fantasy option, albeit in the Flex position. It's still up in the air if Brandin Cooks will make an impact if he were to actually take the field.

Saying he was “bored” not playing football, retired tight end Rob Gronkowski contacted the Bucs last month about a possible return to the team. The Bucs had several conversations with Gronkowski around Thanksgiving about him possibly reuniting with quarterback Tom Brady to help the struggling squad secure a playoff berth.

Related Players: Cade Otton, Cameron Brate

Even if he were to return, it is very unlikely it would have an impact on typical redraft leagues, but what a crazy wrench it would throw into playoff-only leagues. Gronk went 8-110-2 in the 2020 postseason and followed it up with a 9-116-1 performance in two 2021 postseason games.

The Bengals ruled out Hayden Hurst for Saturday’s game at New England due to his calf injury.

Related Players: Mitchell Wilcox

Things were trending well through the week, but clearly, the team doesn't want to risk anything to one of their offensive weapons, particularly after last night's Jets loss locked them into the playoffs. Mitchell Wilcox can operate as a high-end TE2 for TE desperate teams.

Jets quarterback Zach Wilson was benched in favor of Chris Streveler near the end of the third quarter of New York's 19-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night. "We haven't seen the last of him. But right now he's just got to focus on finding ways to get better, and we've got to find ways to help him," said Saleh, who would not name a starter for his team's Week 17 game against the Seattle Seahawks. "It's not just him, it's collective, and we've all got to find ways to get better."

Related Players: Chris Streveler, Mike White

In Streveler's first drive under center, New York collected four first downs and 83 yards, both more than the Jets had in the seven previous possessions with Wilson at the helm. For the benefit of football in general, it's probably best that we don't see Wilson on the football field again in 2022.

Pete Carroll says he expects Kenneth Walker III to play Saturday as well as DeeJay Dallas. Said Neal’s knee just didn’t bounce back this time.

Related Players: Travis Homer

If all is well with the backfield health, Ken Walker will return to his role of workhorse while Dallas and Homer split the leftovers. Walker can be considered an RB2 for Week 16.

Chris Olave is officially out for Week 16 after missing the full week of practice.

Related Players: Juwan Johnson, Rashid Shaheed, Tre'Quan Smith

With Jarvis Landry also being ruled out, the only pass-catching option with serious fantasy consideration for New Orleans would be tight end Juwan Johnson. Feel confident popping him into the TE slot for Week 16.

Titans ruled out QB Ryan Tannehill for Saturday’s game vs. the Texans, and rookie QB Malik Willis will start once again.

Not great news for Titans pass catchers but this does add some excitement to this week's slate. Derrick Henry should be in line to take a huge workload.

When prompted with, "does it look like it's going to be Tyler again this week?" coach Harbaugh responded, "it does, it does."

Related Players: Lamar Jackson

Tyler Huntley hasn't looked great this season, but he always provides a fantasy floor with his legs. He will do enough to support Mark Andrews and a Flex play for Demarcus Robinson.

Asked directly whether the plan is for Jones to start the final three weeks of the season, Belichick didn’t answer, instead just saying they’re focused on this week’s game against the Bengals.

Related Players: Bailey Zappe

Mac Jones has had a difficult sophomore season, but it's hard to say that the offense would receive a miraculous upgrade with Zappe on the field. It's best to ignore the Patriots quarterback situation for now, and hope that they hire an offensive coordinator ahead of the 2023 season.

The Bengals are going through their final walkthrough before heading to New England tonight. Looks like everyone is here except Sam Hubbard. Jay Tufele is back after missing due to illness yesterday. Hayden Hurst is wearing a jersey so that’s another encouraging sign.

Related Players: Mitchell Wilcox

If Hurst is good to go, he should be considered a fringe TE1/2. Whoever gets the nod this week is going to have a positive matchup in New England against a defense that ranks top-10 in schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed to every offensive position except tight end, where they rank 24th.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said he does not expect QB Jalen Hurts to play Saturday vs. the Cowboys.

Related Players: Gardner Minshew

This is a bummer not just because of it's obvious awful fantasy implications, but also for Hurts' MVP bid. His health is clearly more important than any of those things, so it will be Gardner Minshew for Week 16. Minshew has only attempted four passes this year but went 19-of-33 in last year's Week 18 battle against the Cowboys, with a 186-2-1 stat line.

According to The Athletic, Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill is most likely done for the season with his ankle injury.

Related players: Malik Willis

Tannehill suffered what was the second injury to his right ankle on Tennessee's first drive of the eventual 17-14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15, when the quarterback was tackled by Khalil Mack, and had the ankle rolled up on. Tannehill was carted to the locker room, but returned to the lineup after just one drive off and finished the game. Willis will take over as the team's QB1 but in two starts this year didn't throw for over 80 yards, and is still looking for his first TD pass. He did rush eight times for 40 yards in his Week 9 start. The Titans will likely stick with a run-heavy attack to close out the season, but at some point Willis will probably have to take to the air.

"But yeah, [Jameson Williams] and I are moving along. It’s much better than it was two weeks ago, with just understanding his speed and what he’s good at and what he likes. So yeah, we’re moving right along, and it’ll only get better from here,” Jared Goff said.

The two have only played three games together so far. Goff underthrew Williams on what potentially was a touchdown last week so the duo is still working to get on the same page. There are only three games left in the regular season as the Lions push for a playoff spot. Williams just isn't a safe play in fantasy lineups right now, especially in the playoffs.

Russell Wilson is full go this week, per Hackett

While it's probably too little, too late for Wilson owners this year, he was coming off his best game before getting hurt in Week 13 with a concussion. He had 247 yards, 57 rushing yards and three TD passes. In five games between Week 8-13, he had three TD passes total. Wilson will be tough to trust in playoff matchups this week if you need to play him, though, even coming off his best game.

Cardinals have ruled out quarterback Colt McCoy vs. the Bucs due to his concussion.

Related players: Trace McSorley

McSorley saw action last week coming in for McCoy but it was a struggle. McSorley threw two picks and was just 7-for-15 for 95 yards. He'll have more time to prepare, but other than deeper leagues or superflex leagues he probably isn't a fantasy option in what could be a tough matchup against the Bucs. It's a downgrade for WR DeAndre Hopkins and Marquise Brown as well.

Pep Hamilton on using Jeff Driskel in two-quarterback system, said it was initially an 'experiment,' now it's a part of the offense.

Related players: Davis Mills

The Texans feel it helps to "create conflict," and disrupt the defense. "We hope it will limit the potential looks we will see," according to the rest of the tweet. Driskel saw less snaps last week than he did two weeks ago and was mostly used as a runner, but didn't exactly produce much from a fantasy angle. The Texans are expected to use their number-one overall pick on either Bryce Young or C.J. Stroud this April, which we hope puts an end to the two QB system in 2023.

The Colts will start quarterback Nick Foles against the Chargers on Monday Night Football, head coach Jeff Saturday announced on Wednesday.

Related players: Matt Ryan

The decision to bench Ryan comes after Indianapolis blew a 33-0 lead against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday, a record-setting loss. Foles will be the third QB to start for Indy this season. Foles saw action in the preseason this year but last threw a pass in a game in Week 16 of 2021 with the Bears.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said before practice Tuesday that Ken Walker was “a little sore coming out” and would not practice, and then seemed to imply it’s not certain that Walker will play against the Chiefs.

“We will see how this week goes,” Carroll said. “We have to give him every day to get back.”

Related players: Wayne Gallman, Travis Homer, DeeJay Dallas

Shortly after, it was revealed that the Seahawks had re-signed veteran Gallman to the practice squad, which is at least a sign they aren't sure of Walker's status for Week 16. Walker is dealing with what the team was calling a "jammed" foot, which caused him to miss Week 14's game. Seattle travels to KC in an early Saturday game so owners will be able to adjust lineups depending on Walker's status.

Wide receiver Ben Skowronek is out for the season after straining a calf muscle Monday night against the Packers.

Related players: Van Jefferson, Tutu Atwell, Brandon Powell

The Rams are just trying to get to the end of the season at this point but lose yet another player to the IR. Jefferson and Atwell will look to lead the way at WR to close things out.

Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett underwent surgery on his hand Monday, coach Pete Carroll announced. Lockett could return as soon as Week 17.

Carroll called the surgery “perfect.”

Related players: Marquise Goodwin, Penny Hart, Dareke Young, D.K. Metcalf

Lockett broke his finger in last Thursday’s loss to the 49ers. He has 78 receptions for 964 yards and eight touchdowns this season. With Lockett out, Metcalf should be the top target with Goodwin likely stepping into the WR2 role and he may be worth a look if he's still on your wire.

The Ravens have now placed WR Devin Duvernay on injured reserve after he suffered an injury in practice on Tuesday.

Related players: Sammy Watkins, Demarcus Robinson, DeSean Jackson, James Proche

Duvernay injured his foot at practice today and immediately there were concern it was a significant injury. It's a big hit for the Ravens who were already short at the position. The team did sign Watkins who was just released from the Packers, but for now it looks like Robinson and Jackson are the top-two with Proche likely seeing more snaps. The Ravens will continue to be run-heavy going forward.

The Falcons placed Caleb Huntley on injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday. It was an expected move after the running back injured an Achilles’ tendon early in Sunday’s game against the Saints.

Related players: Cordarrelle Patterson, Tyler Allgeier, Avery Williams

The team didn’t add another running back in a corresponding move, and instead will roll with Patterson, Allgeier and Williams. Allgeier is coming off a huge game where he ran 17 times for 139 yards and a score. Patterson will likely remain involved as well and finished last week with a 14-52-1 line.

A.J. Dillon has cleared concussion protocol, Matt LaFleur says.

Related players: Aaron Jones

Dillon has four TDs over his last three games and has 8, 18 and 11 carries in that same span to go along with three catches in each game as well. The Packers still have an outside shot at making the playoffs and will need another win this week, on Christmas Day, in Miami. It's good news for Dillon owners, and it looks like he'll play so owners can save a spot in lineups if they were counting on him. Keep in mind most games this week are on Christmas Eve.

The nature of Matthew Stafford’s injury has led to some speculation about his future and he tried to put it rest this week. Stafford appeared on The Morning After podcast hosted by his wife Kelly and she said that she has told people that he will continue to play football, but that she felt people would rather hear it from him so she asked if he will retire.

“No,” Stafford said in response to his wife’s question.

Stafford is signed through 2026 and he is not expected to have surgery in order to address the injury this offseason. He was also limited last offseason by an elbow injury and the hope for the Rams is that he will have a smoother time getting ready to play this time around, the story went on to say.

Andy Reid said there's a good chance Mecole Hardman would be activated in time to play Saturday against Seahawks.

If so, Chiefs will be whole at WR for first time in several weeks, the tweet went on to say. The team was hoping to get him back last week when his window was activated. Owners may have forgot, but Hardman had scored a TD in three straight games, a span of Weeks 6-9, before missing time, and in Week 5 had 4-73-0 line. So Hardman was heavily involved in the offense before his abdomen injury.

Kenny Pickett has to "check a box procedurally" but if there was practice he would be a full participant. Says Pickett will start on Saturday.

Related players: Mitch Trubisky

The Steelers will get more time to see what Pickett can do this season, but has already suffered two concussions this year, the other coming back in October. Pickett had been solid before his second concussion, and hasn't thrown and INT since Week 8 but only has two passing TDs over his last four, full games. He's also added a rushing TD in that span. At the very least, Pickett has turned into a game manager for the Steelers and fantasy owners.

QB Zach Wilson will start Thursday.

Related players: Mike White

The turnaround comes too quick for White to get back on the field with his rib injury, so Wilson will get the start again. Wilson's coming off a 300-plus yard game with two TDs, which at least for fantasy purposes was a solid outing. Both TDs went to C.J. Uzomah, but Garrett Wilson did see nine targets and finished with a 4-98-0 line. Zach Wilson could put up solid fantasy numbers again as the Jags struggle against the pass.

The Eagles activated TE Dallas Goedert to the 53-man roster.

He will be a welcome addition to the offense, especially with uncertainty around QB Jalen Hurts - who is battling a shoulder injury of his own and may miss a key, divisional matchup. No matter who gets the start at QB, Hurts or Gardner Minshew, it looks like they will at least have their full arsenal of weapons with the return of Goedert.

The Colts are expected to place Jonathan Taylor (ankle) on injured reserve Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.

Related players: Deon Jackson, Jordan Wilkins, Zack Moss

Taylor's season is over after he suffered a right high-ankle sprain during Saturday's loss to the Vikings. As the story said, in a corresponding move, Indianapolis is promoting Wilkins to the 53-man roster, where he joins a backfield corps including Moss and Jackson. Jackson has carried the load before for the Colts when Taylor was out, but the team is likely in evaluation mode so all three backs could factor into the workload.

“He sprained his shoulder . . . he is attacking his rehab. We’ll see what happens this week . . . not something we deem long term,” HC Nick Sirianni said about QB Jalen Hurts.

Related players: Gardner Minshew

Hurts hasn't been ruled out yet, although as the story pointed out, there have already been huge swings in the betting line for the game. Hurts was able to finish last week's game and actually played very well in the second half to help lead the Eagles to the win. Minshew would get the start if Hurts is ruled out.

Packers injury update: RB A.J. Dillon is being evaluated for a concussion.

Related players: Aaron Jones, Patrick Taylor

Jones and Dillon ran all over the Rams, which included three TDs in the win - two of which came from Dillon. We'll have to see Dillon's status going forward this week leading up to Week 16's games, which is Christmas Day at Miami. After being unplayable in lineups this season, Dillon has turned it on a bit over the last few weeks. However he may be risky to wait on for owners as most of Week 16's games are Saturday.

Eagles star QB Jalen Hurts’ status is in doubt for Saturday’s game against the Cowboys because of a sprained throwing shoulder suffered in the third quarter SundayThe injury isn’t considered long-term.

Related Players: Gardner Minshew

This would be a bummer not just because of it's obvious awful fantasy implications, but also for Hurts' MVP bid. His health is clearly more important than any of those things, so it could be Gardner Minshew for Week 16. Minshew has only attempted four passes this year but went 19-of-33 in last year's Week 18 battle against the Cowboys, with a 186-2-1 stat line.

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley said S Derwin James Jr. (quad) could return to practice at some point this week. RB Austin Ekeler (shoulder) had tests done, Staley said, that were negative.

Related Players: Joshua Kelley

Joshua Kelley was the only other running back to receive a carry in Austin Ekeler's absence but it was short-lived as Ekeler not only returned but scored a touchdown and ended up with a decent 70 yards from scrimmage. Unless he misses the week of practices, Ekeler has to be started everywhere in Week 16.

Khalil Herbert is being activated from IR, while Chase Claypool and N'Keal Harry should be on track to play Saturday. The news on Teven Jenkins is "encouraging" per Eberflus.

Related Players: David Montgomery

The 2021 sixth-round selection was having a great year up until Week 10, including a 20-157-2 performance in Week 3 and a 16-99-1 performance in Week 8, the latter of which came with David Montgomery in the lineup. Montgomery should hold on to the team's RB1 role, but his ceiling his further capped with Herbert's return.

Steve Wilks says Sam Darnold will, in fact, start at QB this week against the Lions.

Darnold now has 66 pass attempts through three starts, which is 12 more than Kirk Cousins had in Week 15. It's clear that the Panthers have no interest in throwing the ball, and D.J. Moore is the only fantasy option in the team's passing game.

Falcons’ RB Caleb Huntley suffered a season-ending Achilles injury on Sunday that is expected to require surgery.

Related Players: Tyler Allgeier, Cordarrelle Patterson

The injury happened early in the game, so we have a good idea of how the team will handle the workload without Huntley, whose usage has fallen off since his 16-carry Week 8 performance; after basically going neck-and-neck with Cordarrelle Patterson after the last month or so, Tyler Allgeier far out-touched him in Week 15, turning his 18 touches into 136 yards from scrimmage.
Allgeier has been a pleasant surprise this year and now has three different 40+ yard runs on the year, and could continue a heightened workload with Caleb Huntley being sidelined the rest of the year.

The Packers are releasing WR Sammy Watkins. Watkins will go on waivers.

Watkins hasn't caught a ball since Week 10, so hopefully, this isn't affecting anyone's fantasy team. Like clockwork, Watkins produced a 93-yard performance at the beginning of the season and then disappeared. It's hard to pinpoint why, but this is becoming a yearly occurrence.

Head coach Robert Saleh said Mike White has "a lot of hurdles" to go through with scans this week to see how the ribs have healed, etc. If White can't play, Saleh confirms it would be Zach Wilson as the starter. (not Joe Flacco, etc.).

As expected, Zach Wilson proved to be a dramatic dropoff in talent from White in Week 15, but Garrett Wilson still produced 98 yards on nine targets (four receptions). Both passing touchdowns went to C.J. Uzomah which helped nobody in fantasy, but that feels like a fluke, as the tight end only ran ten routes on the day. Jets fantasy options will still be in consideration next week against the Jaguars.

Colts star RB Jonathan Taylor was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain sustained in Saturday’s game against the Vikings. He’s still meeting with doctors, but it’s considered highly unlikely that he’ll play again this season.

Related Players: Zack Moss, Deon Jackson

Bad timing for fantasy managers, but Taylor went down early in Week 15's embarrassing Colts loss. Jackson and Moss would end up splitting time, with each running a very similar amount of routes, while Moss ran 24 times for 81 yards while Jackson went 13-for-55. It won't be easy to trust either option in the fantasy semi-finals.

Cardinals QB Colt McCoy has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Broncos with a concussion.

Trace McSorley is now in the game for the Cardinals. It’s been that kind of season for the Cardinals, who lost Kyler Murray to a torn ACL last week. Arizona is just playing out the rest of the season before getting into what will be a very interesting offseason, including deciding on the future of head coach Kliff Kingsbury. The Cardinals are one loss away from elimination.

Bears QB Justin Fields went to the locker room after an apparent hamstring injury against the Eagles.

Update: Fields has returned

Fields came up limping after a run that was negated by penalty and went straight to the locker room, not even a stop in the medical tent. Fields had another great game with 98 passing yards and 95 rushing yards, becoming just the third quarterback ever to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season, joining Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson. Nathan Peterman is in at quarterback for Chicago.

Jets QB Mike White has three rib fractures and is out for at least weeks.

Zach Wilson will start Week 15 against the Lions and Week 16 on Thursday against the Jaguars. It was always a stretch for White to play in Week 16 anyway because of the short week. With three rib fractures, it's almost impossible and now he'll get the rest he needs. This would mean he could potentially return in Week 17 against the Seahawks, but if Wilson plays well over the next five days, the Jets would have quite the decision to make heading into the final two games of the season.

The Texans placed RB Dameon Pierce (ankle) on injured reserve Saturday.

With four weeks left in the season, that means Pierce’s season is over. The Texans also placed their No. 3 overall pick Derek Stingley Jr. on IR. With nothing to play for, the Texans figure they’ll start packing it in and begin prep for next season. Pierce had a good rookie season, rushing for 939 yards in 13 games. Houston will move forward with Dare Ogunbowale and Rex Burkhead in the backfield.

The Raiders activated TE Darren Waller and WR Hunter Renfrow from injured reserve.

Both are eligible to play Sunday against the Patriots after missing the last five weeks. They’re back just in time for the fantasy playoffs for a team that has faint playoff hopes at 5-8. It’s a tough matchup for the Raiders passing game. Waller should be viewed as a TE2 while Renfrow is a very risky play against the strong secondary of the Patriots and with Davante Adams dominating targets.

Colts RB Jonathan Taylor suffered an ankle injury during Saturday's game against the Vikings and is out for the remainder of the day.

Taylor went down in the first quarter and was originally ruled questionable to return. He went to the locker room and has since been ruled out. Deon Jackson has taken over in the Colts backfield and already has a receiving touchdown.

Patriots RB Damien Harris has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Raiders with a thigh injury.

Pierre Strong Jr. may get another showing after his impressive outing Monday against the Cardinals. As Reiss notes, with Rhamondre Stevenson questionable, the Patriots may also call up J.J. Taylor to the game-day roster. As of now, we have Stevenson as RB15, Strong as RB51 and Kevin Harris as RB60.

The Steelers announced QB Mitch Trubisky will start in Week 15 against the Panthers.

This was the expected outcome after Kenny Pickett was listed as doubtful with a concussion. Trubisky and Mason Rudolph both took first-team reps in practice this week, but Trubisky seemed like the favorite to get the nod. Trubisky is our No. 30 quarterback on the board this week, not someone you'd want to rely on in the playoffs.

Broncos ruled out Russell Wilson for Sunday’s game.

Related Players: Brett Rypien

No matter your feelings on Wilson or the Broncos in general, there is no denying that the offense has been a disaster over the course of the first season of their marriage. Last week's 28-34 loss to the Chiefs was the first time this season that the team had scored more than 23 points. Brett Rypien is absolutely a stay-away this week but he should be able to support a WR2/3 game out of Jerry Jeudy.

Steelers are listing QB Kenny Pickett as doubtful for Sunday’s game vs. the Panthers, and the team plans to announce its starting QB Saturday.

Related Players: Mitch Trubisky

This sets up for another Mitch Trubisky start, but it's not one that moves the needle for fantasy. After Week 14's performance, Trubisky now has more interceptions (five) than touchdowns (four) and his legs aren't something to count on anymore either, as he has accrued 29 yards on his 13 attempts in 2022.

Bears ruled out wide receiver Chase Claypool for Sunday’s game against the Eagles.

Related Players: Equanimeous St. Brown, Dante Pettis, Byron Pringle

The state of the Bears wide receiver depth chart is in utter disarray, and none of the above options can be trusted for your playoff matchup.

Jets doctors will not clear QB Mike White for contact before Sunday’s game vs. Detroit, and thus Zach Wilson will start against the Lions. White wanted to play and has practiced, but Jets doctors are not signing off. Thus, Wilson is back as the Jets’ starting QB.

By any statistical measure you want to use, Zach Wilson has been the worst quarterback in the league when he's been on the field in 2022. The last time he saw the field, he completed 38% of his passes while his leading receiver —Denzel Mims— converted one of his five targets for 34 yards. This is terrible news for all Jets' fantasy options.

Wide receiver Tyler Lockett suffered a broken finger against the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle head coach Pete Carroll announced after the game, and there is uncertainty as to whether he'll be able to play again this season. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday that Lockett suffered a spiral crack in his first metacarpal, an injury that will force him out for at least two games and indeed threatens the rest of his season, per a source.

Related Players: Marquise Goodwin, Penny Hart

It seems very unlikely that we will see Lockett again this season unless the Seahawks find their way into a playoff spot. One would assume that Marquise Goodwin will see more time on the field, but there is no 1v1 replacement for Lockett on the team, which could mean a target share increase for DK Metcalf.

49ers' rookie QB Brock Purdy, listed as questionable for tonight due to oblique and rib injuries, is expected to start vs. the Seahawks.

The living legend Brock Purdy will continue his improbable run in Week 15 in a great matchup against a leaky Seahawks defense that ranks 20th in schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed. Purdy has been efficient with the ball through his two games, including a 76.2 completion% against the Buccaneers last week. No skill position players have necessarily seen a boost since he took over in Week 13, but RB options Christian McCaffrey (RB1) and Jordan Mason (Flex) can both be trusted in this matchup.

Lamar Jackson DNP Wednesday. Tyler Huntley practiced in full, and it's looking like he'll be the starter on Saturday if he clears concussion protocol before then

Though it's questionable how you can practice in full while still in the concussion protocol, it looks like Huntley is trending toward playing in Week 15. Huntley offers plenty with his legs but not much in the passing game, as Demarcus Robinson (52 yards) was the leading receiver last week.

Veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks remains sidelined with a calf injury and isn’t expected to play. It’s trending toward wide receiver Nico Collins missing another game with a foot injury. Both players aren’t practicing. The Texans are set to go with Chris Moore, who caught a career-high 10 passes against Dallas, Phillip Dorsett, and Amari Rodgers as their primary wide receivers against Kansas City.

The Texans are a mess from a real and fantasy standpoint, with Dameon Pierce expected to miss multiple weeks and the offense running a hybrid two-QB system. Chris Moore is intriguing as a Flex play in Week 15, but the ceiling is capped.

Quarterback Tyler Huntley, who’s in the concussion protocol, was upgraded from a limited participant on Tuesday to a full participant on Wednesday.

Related players: Lamar Jackson

Offensive coordinator Greg Roman intimated in his press conference that Huntley is on the right track to play against Cleveland on Saturday. Meanwhile, Jackson didn't practice again and will likely be out with his knee injury for Week 15, which is a Saturday contest.

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, who left Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a concussion early in the fourth quarter, has advanced enough in the NFL’s concussion protocol to participate some in Wednesday’s practice.

The story went on to say Wilson did not participate in team drills so he was formally listed on the team’s injury/practice report as DNP, but he was in uniform and his helmet for stretching and individual drills when he threw to receivers during the initial practice periods. He appears to have reached the third phase of the league's concussion protocol that limits players to 30 minutes of “football-specific exercise.’’

The Dolphins and Bills are set to face off for the second time this season Saturday night, when several outlets are projecting heavy snow to fall on Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. It would mark Tua Tagovailoa's first time playing in the snow in his NFL career, but he said apart from spending time in the cold tub last week while the team practiced in Los Angeles, he hasn't put much thought into Saturday's playing conditions.

Related players: Josh Allen

While a game in heavy snow will be fun to watch, those with fantasy stock in the game and owning Bills and Dolphins players may want to think about their lineups. It's always tough to remove players like Tua and Allen from your lineups in the playoffs, but ugly weather can sometimes mean a hit to the passing game, even though slippery conditions does favor the offense. It will be something to keep an eye on heading into the weekend. The game is scheduled to be played Saturday night.

RB Ken Walker (foot) has no status and will play.

Walker missed last week's game with what the team called a jammed foot. While it's good news Walker is ready go to, he's struggled a bit since Week 10 (10-17-0, but did catch six balls for 55 yards) and then off the bye week went 14-26-2 against the Raiders before getting hurt in Week 13, where he ran three times for 36 yards before leaving the game. This week, on Thursday night, Walker gets the 49ers defense. Regardless of the matchup, he should be heavily involved and fresh after missing Week 14.

Cardinals placed WR Rondale Moore and QB Kyler Murray on IR; their seasons are over.

Related players: DeAndre Hopkins, Marquise Brown, A.J. Green, Robbie Anderson, Greg Dortch

Moore, who was dealing with a groin injury, played in seven full games and in all but two had six or more catches. Twice he went for more than 90 yards receiving but had just one touchdown in that span. He'll remain behind Hopkins and Brown heading into the 2023 season with a big question at QB and whether or not Murray will be ready.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (knee) was the only player missing today because of a likely injury.

Related players: Tyler Huntley

Jackson is expected to miss this week's game, a Saturday game, because of his knee injury - with a shot to play in Week 16 based on his timeline of 1-3 weeks. Huntley is dealing with a concussion, but as you can see in the today's tweet, he was at practice and seems to be trending toward clearing protocol and playing in Week 15. Huntley was also at practice on Tuesday.

WR Hunter Renfrow and TE Darren Waller will have their respective practice clocks started on them today.

Reportedly, the two could have possibly played in Week 14, but if was a short week and the Raiders didn't feel comfortable not giving either player enough practice time before getting on the field. It seems as if both players have a shot to play in Week 15, but with a lost season in Vegas, it remains to be seen how quickly they are activated.

Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota has left the team. It officially doesn’t matter if he’s coming back.

Coach Arthur Smith told reporters on Wednesday that Mariota will have surgery next week on his injured knee, and that he’ll be placed on injured reserve, with Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com.

Related players: Desmond Ridder

It’s unclear when the injury happened, the story said. Smith has described it as a “chronic” issue. However, Mariota has not appeared on any of the team’s injury reports, at all in 2022. We just reported the strangeness surrounding Mariota leaving the team and the birth of a child. Either way, at this point, Mariota is finished for the season and Ridder will take over for the final four games.

The Chiefs may be getting one of their key offensive players back as soon as this week.

Head coach Andy Reid confirmed in his press conference that Kansas City is set to begin receiver Mecole Hardman‘s 21-day practice window, according to multiple reporters. The club is designating him to return from injured reserve.

Hardman has been dealing with an abdominal injury and was placed on IR on Nov. 17. Before suffering the injury, Hardman had 25 receptions for 297 yards with four touchdowns this season. He’s also rushed for 31 yards with a pair of scores, the story said.

Matt Eberflus calls Fields "day-to-day" and says he is feeling better. He says anticipation is Fields will play on Sunday against Philadelphia.

Fields isn't practicing Wednesday according to Biggs. Biggs added Fields is in the building so he is remaining engaged with the gameplan and prep work to face the Eagles in Week 15.

On Thursday, the Falcons told quarterback Marcus Mariota he’d be benched. The next day, he left the team.

On Tuesday, his partner had a baby. Which would explain his absence from the team. That same day, however, coach Arthur Smith painted a very different picture to TheAthletic.com, creating the clear impression that Mariota left for reasons unrelated to an impending visit from the stork.

Related players: Desmond Ridder

Regardless, the rookie Ridder takes over this week for the Falcons at QB, and according to the story, the Falcons aren’t quite sure whether Mariota will be back. At all. The story said the team technically can't place him on IR with an injury that doesn't appear to be legit. The story added releasing him could mean he ends up on another team, perhaps a division rival, as the Falcons are trying to make the playoffs.

With the Jets preparing for Mike White to start, coach Robert Saleh announces that Zach Wilson will be the backup QB. A promotion back to the game day roster.

Related players: Joe Flacco

The Jets offense has been better with White under center but the wins haven't necessarily come. The expectations are White will start this week in a nice matchup against the Lions, but Wilson does have the draft capital so it's not a surprise he's creeping back up the depth chart. White is also dealing with a rib injury. Wilson's climb could be more about Flacco struggling in relief of White this past week against the Bills.

Dallas Goedert is eligible to have his practice window open today after a 4-week stint on IR following a shoulder injury.

The Eagles offense continued to click without Goedert in the lineup, but it could be that much better upon his return. McLane added in his tweet that expectations are Goedert will return to the active roster for Sunday’s game at the Bears, and if not almost certainly Christmas Eve at the Cowboys.

Will Cooper Kupp play again this season? Sean McVay says he'd be "hard pressed" to see such a scenario.

It's not a surprise as the Rams have been hit with injuries this season and have no chance at a playoff run. The focus will be getting Kupp 100% for the 2023, with the hope of making another Super Bowl run on what will hopefully be a beefed-up and improved offense.

Kyle Shanahan said he was told Deebo Samuel's time frame to be out of action is "three-ish" weeks. Samuel has knee and ankle issues.

It's good news considering how the injury looked, as well as the aftermath - including getting carted off the field. Although it doesn't help fantasy owners for the upcoming playoffs, Deebo is expected to return for any playoff push the 49ers have, and of course, it's not a longterm injury.

Texans are expected to maintain two-quarterback system of Davis Mills and Jeff Driskel going forward.

The Texans are going to stick with this after having success against the Cowboys last week. Obviously in typical leagues neither of these two are options, and they are probably barely options in the deepest of leagues.

Good news for Ravens: QB Tyler Huntley was participating during media viewing of Tuesday’s practice.

Huntley left Sunday’s game with a concussion.

Related players: Lamar Jackson, Anthony Brown

In another tweet, Hensley mentioned Jackson was not spotted at practice, as he continues to deal with his knee injury. Jackson's timeline was 1-3 weeks so it's certainly not a lock he returns this week. It's at least good news for Huntley that he has a shot to play, but the Ravens' game is Saturday so Huntley does lose a day.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has suffered a torn ACL, an MRI confirmed, and his season is now over, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday.

Related players: Colt McCoy

The Cards will have a lot of questions heading into the offseason due to the timing of this injury and whether or not Murray can even come back and play at all next season. The team could use a stop-gap QB or draft and develop one. Murray owners will want to keep track of his offseason recovery, but those in keeper leagues or dynasty leagues will likely have decisions to make as well.

Mike Tomlin said if QB Kenny Pickett (concussion protocol) is "able to work, we'll work him. If not, we'll get Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph ready." He said when dealing with concussion protocol, you take it day-to-day.

Don't expect the Steelers to rush back Pickett to the field as he's dealing with his second concussion this season. Trubisky would likely draw the start if Pickett can't go. The Steelers are at the Panthers in Week 15.

Mike White is dealing with a rib injury after he was rocked throughout the Jets’ 20-12 loss at Buffalo, including being forced to leave twice because of a pair of particularly rough — but legal — hits. He went to the hospital after the game for precautionary exams, was cleared and flew home with the team.

Coach Robert Saleh said White’s rib injury will make him day to day, but he’s “hopeful” he’ll start Sunday against Detroit. White is planning to be under center with the Jets (7-6) trying to continue their playoff push.

“I’m going to prepare as such,” White said. “I feel like I can play. I feel like I’m ready to roll.”

Related players: Zach Wilson, Joe Flacco, Garrett Wilson, Corey Davis, Elijah Moore

White added from the story, “I feel good. I mean, I don’t feel like 100 bucks because I just played a football game. But, nah, I feel good.” Seems like White will be good to go for Week 15, but of course keep an eye on his practice status this week. He's got a potential high-scoring matchup with the Lions. He's played well since taking over for Wilson and has brought fantasy relevance to players like Wilson and Moore.

Texans standout rookie running back Dameon Pierce suffered a relatively mild high-ankle sprain Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys that is regarded as likely to sideline him for at least one game, according to league sources.

Related players: Dare Ogunbowale, Rex Burkhead, Eno Benjamin

The Texans have actually released Benjamin, according to reports, leaving Ogunbowale and Burkhead as the team's main backs for at least Week 15, perhaps longer. While they are likely to split the work in some way, probably no one would be surprised if Burkhead got a majority of the work given the Texans past usage of him. As for Pierce, and as the story said, high-ankle sprains tend to linger, but this isn’t regarded as severe. According to the story, a source characterized Pierce's status as fluid and predicted Pierce could return within a range of one to two weeks. However, there obviously isn't a need to rush him back so owners will want to monitor.

A reunion in Buffalo: WR Cole Beasley is coming out of retirement and expected to sign with the Bills’ practice squad, sources say.

Related players: Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, Isaiah McKenzie

After a brief stint with the Buccaneers earlier this season, Beasley returns to Orchard Park to provide Josh Allen with another trusted target, the tweet said. It's hard to imagine Beasley having a huge role in the offense, let a lone a lot of fantasy production, and he's most likely an insurance policy for injuries at this point.

Joe Mixon's role was slightly reduced in his return from a two-game absence.

Related players: Samaje Perine

Mixon registered a season-low snap share (58%) outside of Week 11 when he suffered a concussion. McFarland went on to tweet, "it could be nothing, but there is a chance Perine earned a few extra opportunities." The Bengals could have just been easing Mixon back into form, but the more likely reason seems to be Perine was pretty good when he took over for Mixon as the lead back and the Bengals want to get him more involved.

Patriots injury update: RB Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) has been downgraded to out.

Related players: Damien Harris, Pierre Strong, Kevin Harris

Stevenson tried to return to the game before heading to the locker room and eventually being ruled out. Stevenson's injury is worth monitoring as Damien Harris was inactive for Week 14 leaving Strong and Kevin Harris to handle the workload. Strong outshined Kevin Harris, running five times for 70 yards and a score and adding a two catches for 20 yards. Kevin Harris ran eight times for 26 yards and a score. Kevin Harris is considered more of an early down, bruising back while Strong is more of the change of pace and pass-catching back, but did showoff his speed with a 44-yard run.

There is "little doubt that it’s torn," a source told me, referring to the quarterback's ACL.

Related players: Colt McCoy

Murray is expected to have an MRI but owners should expect to be without him for the rest of the season. McCoy has flashed filling in for Murray at times this season, despite some struggles against the Patriots. Most importantly, DeAndre Hopkins and Marquise Brown shouldn't lose a ton of fantasy value with McCoy under center. The team is likely to lean on James Conner at RB. The Cards don't have great matchups, though, traveling to Denver this week, hosting the Bucs, before traveling to Atlanta in Week 17 and San Francisco in Week 18. Perhaps the bigger question at this point will be Murray's timeline for the 2023 season.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray was carted off the field on Monday night against the New England Patriots after suffering a knee injury.

It was a non-contact injury, and he was transported off the field with a towel covering his head. Colt McCoy will replace him and it doesn't look like that will change for the rest of the season.

Update from the 49ers: Deebo Samuel has a MCL sprain and an ankle sprain and he's expected to return at some point during the regular season.

Related Players: Jordan Mason, Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle, Jauan Jennings, Ray-Ray McCloud

This is a bummer for the team and fantasy purposes, as this impacts the playoff implications for both facets. If you don't have an IR spot, it may be a waste of a spot for Deebo if he isn't going to return before Week 17.

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel says WR Tyreek Hill's ankle injury seems more in bumps and bruises that he can work through. It sounds like he’ll be good for Saturday vs. Bills. And LT Terron Armstead had a “successful game experience without a setback” per McDaniel.

It would stink to see Tyreek go down on your fantasy roster in the first week of the playoffs, so we'll keep an eye on him throughout the week. Jaylen Waddle would presumably be the biggest beneficiary in the case of an absence.

The Cowboys are securing veteran WR help, after all, signing longtime Colts star T.Y. Hilton. He’s on a visit with the team today and should provide help down the stretch and in the playoffs.

This is probably not the veteran FA that Cowboys fans were hoping for, but here we are. The team just brought James Washington back from IR but he only ran 13 routes in Week 14. Dallas heading into the playoffs four-deep at wide receiver would be a dangerous prospect, depending on what Hilton has left in the tank.

Lovie Smith says he hasn't yet any update on Dameon Pierce's ankle injury and whether he can play this week. "It will take an awful lot for him not to play." Hopes it's short-term. "We'll see."

Related Players: Eno Benjamin, Rex Burkhead

Pierce has been one of the lone bright spots on the entire Texans team, and even he has slowed down as the year has gone along. You would need to be in a very desperate spot to need to start either Eno Benjamin or Rex Burkhead in the case that the rookie misses Week 15.

Falcons said they anticipate placing QB Marcus Mariota on injured reserve, which would end his season.

Related Players: Desmond Ridder

There may have been more than meet's the eye about the team's decision to move over to Ridder during the bye week, but nonetheless, it looks like it will be the rookie's job to keep for the remainder of the season.

Mike White is day to day with a rib injury, according to Jets head coach Robert Saleh. He says they’re still gathering information on his injury.

Related Players: Joe Flacco, Zach Wilson

We're not even sure if Zach Wilson is the immediate backup right now, but even a shift to Joe Flacco would be a downgrade for the offense and corresponding fantasy pieces. We'll keep an eye on White throughout the week.

Per Pelissero, 49ers QB Brock Purdy is getting an MRI today on his injured oblique. Purdy got hurt on the game's second drive Sunday and obviously played well after it. So, not a lot of concern pending further tests. But a quick turnaround for Thursday night in Seattle.

Related Players: Josh Johnson

The injuries keep mounting for San Francisco quarterbacks, as Josh Johnson is the only other active quarterback after being signed a week ago. Look for the team to call up Jacob Eason from the practice squad if Purdy's results come back with bad news.

Panthers WR D.J. Moore, who exited Sunday's win early, will have imaging done today on his ankle. Tests will determine the seriousness of the injury.

Moore was in on 69/72 offensive snaps on Sunday, and his only fantasy output came on two rushes for six yards. He has been a borderline fantasy bust, with a rotating cast at quarterback, and now, possible finger and ankle ailments. Laviska Shenault led the team in targets (four) in Sam Darnold's second start of the season.

Bengals WR Tyler Boyd could miss a week or two after dislocating a finger on his right hand in Sunday's win over the Browns, but it shouldn't be an extended absence, per source. Healing, and pain tolerance will dictate when he returns.

Related Players: Trenton Irwin, Trent Taylor

The two Trents seemed to be the biggest beneficiaries of Tyler Boyd's early exit but Tee Higgins also logged a single snap, so it's hard to tell exactly who was filling in for who. Either way, Boyd can be safely dropped if he's still on your fantasy roster.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said WR Deebo Samuel likely has a high-ankle sprain.

The good news is that his ankle is not broken. But if it is indeed a high-ankle sprain, Samuel’s regular season is likely over. It would be a stretch for him to return in Week 18 and, more than likely, the 49ers would rest him for the playoffs. So fortunately it’s not too serious of an injury. But Samuel’s fantasy days for 2022 are just about over.

Broncos QB Russell Wilson is being evaluated for a possible concussion.

Brett Rypien is in at quarterback after Wilson’s head hit very hard off the turf. A picture was also caught of quite a bit of swelling on his forehead. The Broncos are home next Sunday against the Cardinals.

Early indications are that 49ers WR Deebo Samuel avoided a serious injury against the Buccaneers.

Samuel was carted off after having his ankle twisted but the early looks are that he will be okay. He’ll undergo more tests as a precaution. The 49ers have a short week coming as they play on Thursday against the Seahawks, so he should be considered questionable at best as of now. But fortunately, 49ers fans and Samuel fantasy owners look like they can relax a bit.

49ers WR Deebo Samuel was carted off with a lower-body injury against the Buccaneers.

It’s unreal how bad the 49ers have been hit lately by the injury bug. This is the latest sting. Fortunately, the 49ers have been cruising agains the Bucs, thanks to Brandon Aiyuk and the efforts of Mr. Irrelevant, Brock Purdy. Hopefully the injury isn’t too serious for Samuel, but it didn’t look good with the way he was emotional and his teammates consoling him as he was being carted off.

Ravens QB Tyler Huntley is out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Steelers with a concussion.

Anthony Brown is now in at quarterback for the Ravens, as Huntley becomes the second quarterback to leave the game with a concussion, joining Kenny Pickett. Huntley went 8/12 for 88 yards and Baltimore focused a lot on the run (207 yards as of this writing, including 120 for J.K. Dobbins). The Ravens have a short week coming as they play on Saturday in Week 15 against the Browns. Very possible Brown will start against the Browns.

Jets WR Corey Davis is out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Bills.

Davis landed hard after a third-down catch in the first quarter and was slow to get up. After being checked out in the medical tent, Davis was taken to the locker room and later declared out. Denzel Mims will see more action as a result.

Steelers QB Kenny Pickett is in the concussion protocol and is out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Ravens.

Mitch Trubisky is back under center for the Steelers. Pickett was trying to escape a sack, then took a hard hit and eventually did take a sack. Now it's Trubisky against the Ravens after Pickett threw just one pass today.

Patriots WR Jakobi Meyers (concussion) is out for Monday's game against the Cardinals and RB Damien Harris (thigh) is doubtful.

Neither player practiced all week. The offense takes a bit of a hit, especially with Meyers out, but the offense should continue to run through Rhamondre Stevenson Monday. DeVante Parker, Kendrick Bourne and Nelson Agholor stand to see more opportunities Monday, but none are all that strong of a fantasy option this week against an Arizona team that has been solid against opposing wide receivers, along with having a limited quarterback in Mac Jones. Be cautious with the Patriots' offense, except for Stevenson, who is once again a sure-fire start.

The Ravens are waiving RB Mike Davis, paving the way for RB J.K. Dobbins, who will be activated from injured reserve Saturday.

Davis underwent surgery to remove scar tissue from his knee in November but is now ready to roll this week. Early on, we could see a committee between Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Kenyan Drake. All look like low-end flex plays at best against the Steelers.

DK Metcalf (hip) is good to play Sunday, Pete says. Same with Geno Smith. Both are good to go.

Related Players: Tyler Lockett, Marquise Goodwin

With both Metcalf and Lockett at full health, the narrow target tree should run through the two of them as normal. Each are WR2s with WR1 ceilings in Week 14.

Texans are listing both WRs, Brandin Cooks and Nico Collins, as out for Sunday’s game vs. the Cowboys.

Facing off against the Cowboys was already going to be an uphill battle, and now it's looking like things are getting even worse. Davis Mills will now be throwing the ball to Chris Moore, Phillip Dorsett, and Amari Rodgers.

Chargers WR Mike Williams is not listed on the team’s injury report today and is now poised to play Sunday night vs. the Dolphins.

Related Players: Keenan Allen, DeAndre Carter, Josh Palmer

Williams' return will eat into Keenan Allen's ceiling but both should be in starting lineups for Week 14. Josh Palmer can now be considered a low-end WR3 while DeAndre Carter is back off of the fantasy radar.

Bengals RB Joe Mixon (concussion) and WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) are off the injury report and good to go Sunday against the Browns. TE Hayden Hurst (calf) is out.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

The RB1 Samaje Perine weeks are over for now, but Cincinnati is faced with a fantastic matchup against Cleveland this week. Both he and Mixon are fantasy viable in Week 14.

Bengals RB Joe Mixon (concussion) and WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) are off the injury report and good to go Sunday against the Browns. TE Hayden Hurst (calf) is out.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd

Higgins can safely be fired up as a WR2 option while Ja'Marr Chase remains a fantasy WR1 regardless of the health of his teammates. Tyler Boyd can be plugged in as a Flex option, though his floor is closer to a fantasy WR4.

Ravens’ head coach John Harbaugh told reporters that it “looks like it’s going to be Tyler Huntley on Sunday” vs. the Steelers. Lamar Jackson is battling a sprained PCL and is not expected to be ready.

This isn't too much of a shock after Jackson missed the entire week of practice. Tyler Huntley can operate as a sort of Jackson-lite and should be able to deliver a decent top-15 performance against the Steelers this weekend.

Browns WR Amari Cooper is questionable to play Sunday against the Bengals due to a hip injury.

Related Players: Donovan Peoples-Jones, Mike Woods

It looked like Cooper was hitting his stride with the Cleveland offense before Deshaun Watson came in and cratered the passing game in Week 13. If Cooper is out in Week 14, Watson will be working on getting his rhythm back with Donovan Peoples-Jones, Mike Woods, and David Bell as his receiving trio.

Per Auman, "I did not see Bucs running back Leonard Fournette at practice today, after he was added to the injury report Thursday with a foot problem."

Related Players: Rachaad White

We've been here with Rachaad White, and he totaled 45 touches in his two-game stint with Fournette sidelined. He would return to high-end RB2 territory if Fournette were to miss Week 14.

Giants head coach Brian Daboll just said it’s possible Saquon Barkley’s status for Sunday is in doubt. He hopes he will play but his neck is sore, so he will see.

Related Players: Matt Breida, Gary Brightwell

After coming out of the gate on fire, Barkley has cooled off immensely over the last three games, accruing only 124 yards on the ground while averaging 2.8 yards per carry. If he were forced to miss Week 14, Matt Breida and Gary Brightwell would likely split the workload, making each of them no more than an RB3 for fantasy purposes.

Chargers’ WR Mike Williams was upgraded from limited participant in practice Wednesday to full participant today.

Related Players: Keenan Allen, Josh Palmer, DeAndre Carter

Williams' return will eat into Keenan Allen's ceiling but they will both be fantasy viable should he return in full. Palmer and Carter can be considered afterthoughts again.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley was listed as limited in today's practice because of a neck injury.

Related Players: Matt Breida, Gary Brightwell

After coming out of the gate on fire, Barkley has cooled off immensely over the last three games, accruing only 124 yards on the ground while averaging 2.8 yards per carry. If he were forced to miss Week 14, Matt Breida and Gary Brightwell would likely split the workload, making each of them no more than an RB3 for fantasy purposes.

No sign of Jakobi Meyers, Trent Brown, Isaiah Wynn, Damien Harris, and Jalen Mills at today’s Patriots practice. Garrett Gilbert also missing from the practice squad.

Related Players: Rhamondre Stevenson

Rhamondre Stevenson has been crushing in fantasy all season long, but even more so when Harris has missed time. Stevenson's passing game prowess makes him a must-start regardless, but he has an overall RB1 ceiling if Harris is out in Week 14.

He said yesterday that he still plans to play this week, but Trevor Lawrence was not on the practice field today. Something to keep an eye on.

Related Players: C.J. Beathard

C.J. Beathard is the only other quarterback on the active roster so it will be quite telling if the Jaguars elevate E.J. Perry from their practice squad. Larence is set up for a juicy matchup against a lacking Titans defense, so it would be a bummer if he is forced to sit this one out. Beathard last started a game in the final week of the 2020 season, throwing for 273-1-0 with the 49ers.

WR Nico Collins isn’t dressed out today and is not practicing with a foot injury. Brandin Cooks (calf) is not here either. The Texans could be without their top two receivers again.

Facing off against the Cowboys was already going to be an uphill battle, and now it's looking like things are getting even worse. Davis Mills could be throwing the ball to Chris Moore, Phillip Dorsett, and Amari Rodgers.

The Falcons are looking to the future, making a QB switch to rookie Desmond Ridder as the starter.

Related Players: Marcus Mariotta

With all due respect to veteran Marcus Mariotta, it's about time we get to see what Ridder can do before the season ends. Ridder tested off the charts at the combine, leading all quarterbacks with a 4.52 40-yard dash, 36-inch vertical, and a 10-7 broad jump. Ridder had an impressive preseason, including a 10-for-13, 143-yard performance in Week 2 and a 59-yard day on the ground in Week 1. The Falcons are unlikely to become a pass-first team this season, but Ridder could be fantasy relevant as the playoffs approach.

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs – listed as questionable with quad and calf injuries – is expected to play tonight against the #Rams, per sources. Jacobs has an NFL-high 1,634 yards from scrimmage and will look to pad his lead against a depleted Rams defense without Aaron Donald (ankle).

Despite the questionable tag, Jacobs must be plugged into all fantasy lineups. This could enter blowout territory if the Rams really plan to start Baker Mayfield on the other side, so Ameer Abdullah can be considered in deep leagues for desperate managers.

New Rams QB Baker Mayfield is expected to be active tonight vs. the Raiders, and there’s a real chance he plays. His role will depend in part on how John Wolford (questionable, neck) is feeling. Mayfield got in Tuesday night and is up to speed on the full game plan.

Mayfield was on the verge of being the worst active quarterback in the NFL this season, so trusting him with only 48 hours to learn a new offense would be quite the stretch. Tyler Higbee could be usable as a back-end TE1 option, but it's best to simply stay away from the Rams wherever possible.

Trevor Lawrence said he expects to play against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Nissan Stadium despite missing practice Wednesday – the first time he has missed a practice since his junior season at Clemson when he missed back-to-back games after he contracted COVID.

“That’s the plan,” Lawrence said. “… Feeling better today than I was Monday and yesterday. A little bit of the soreness is kind of going down a little bit. Obviously still sore and kind of taking it day by day, but … I feel pretty good.”

Related players: C.J. Beathard

Head coach Doug Pederson said he was unsure of Lawrence’s status for Sunday’s game, but also believes Lawrence will practice at some point this week, the story said. According to reports, he didn't practice Wednesday and there was seemingly more concern about his status for Week 14 earlier today versus the picture this story paints. It's still something to keep an eye as the week goes on if you are counting on playing Lawrence.

Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday verified that there’s been a remarkable reversal in the prognosis for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who fractured his left foot in the 49ers’ win over Miami. But he also attempted to temper Tuesday’s report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, which suggested Garoppolo could return in seven to eight weeks — during a potential 49ers playoff run.

“There’s that way outside chance, late in the playoffs, something like that, but it’s just an outside chance. We’re not really real optimistic about that, but they didn’t rule it out.”

We reported the Schefter news on Tuesday, but the Niners seem to be lowering the expectations. The story went on to say in the immediate aftermath of Garoppolo’s injury Sunday, Shanahan had said Garoppolo “broke a few things in there” and would need surgery. Shanahan had reportedly been told by 49ers head athletic trainer Dustin Little that Garoppolo would be out for six months. So the good news is Garoppolo's timetable has significantly reduced, and he should at least be ready to go next year - wherever that is.

One day after the Los Angeles Rams claimed quarterback Baker Mayfield off waivers, coach Sean McVay said the team was still working through the quarterback's status for the Rams' Week 14 game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night.

Related players: John Wolford

During his news conference on Wednesday, McVay said Mayfield arrived at the Rams' facility only 14 hours prior. The coach said he "would lean toward" Mayfield being active for the game, but "whether or not that means that he would play or that he would be available in an emergency setting is something that we're going to continue to work through," the story went on to say.

Joe Mixon went full today, which means he's out of concussion protocol.

Related players: Samaje Perine

Beat reporter Paul Dehner Jr. tweeted that while HC Zac Taylor said many great things about what Perine has done, especially when Mixon was out, he also added "Mixon is our starting running back, he had five touchdowns the last time he played.” Owners should be able to conclude that Mixon will have his normal workload for Week 14, but it's easy to imagine Perine getting a few more touches, perhaps especially in the passing game. Overall, it looks like Mixon is going to be the better fantasy play here.

RB Michael Carter, who sat out last week with a sprained ankle, doesn’t even appear on the injury report.

Related players: Zonovan Knight

We reported Tuesday day the thinking is rookie Knight will still have a big role in the offense even with Carter back on the field. Obviously Carter looks like he's good to go in Week 14, but it will remain to be seen what kind of workload split there will be. Given Knight's production over the last two weeks, he looks to be trending in the right direction for fantasy owners.

On WR Courtland Sutton’s hamstring injury Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said today “it’s not looking good right now” for Sutton to play Sunday against the Chiefs.

Related players: Jerry Jeudy, Greg Dulcich

Jeudy should serve as the team's top WR target, but obviously he's not an attractive play given the struggles of the Broncos offense this season. Dulcich could also get a bump in targets and, as we reported Tuesday, he's been working more as a WR as of late.

Saints RB Mark Ingram suffered a slight tear of his MCL in the loss to the Bucs, sources say, knocking him out indefinitely and likely ending his season.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, David Johnson, Dwayne Washington

Rapoport went on to say he’s out 4-6 weeks, but no surgery is needed. With the regular season only being five more weeks and the Saints likely not making it to the playoffs, Ingram almost certainly won't be rushed back to the lineup. No Ingram could mean more touches for Kamara, but again, with the playoffs pretty much out of reach, Johnson and Washington could also see some work.

There is concern Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence may not be able to play this week against the Titans.

Related players: C.J. Beathard

Lawrence won’t practice on Wednesday. Head coach Doug Pederson said in his press conference that Lawrence is considered day-to-day. Pederson later noted that Lawrence’s injury is a sprained toe on his left foot. While Pederson also said Lawrence’s is progressing in the right direction, the club has to be prepared to play on Sunday without him, the story went on to say.

The Texans are making another change at quarterback, going back to Davis Mills as their starter for Sunday’s road game against the Dallas Cowboys, according to league sources.

Related players: Kyle Allen

Allen had five turnovers (four interceptions and one lost fumble) in those games and accounted for two scores against the Texans in the defeat to Cleveland as a tipped pass was intercepted and returned for a touchdown and his lost fumble on a quarterback sneak was returned for a score, the story pointed out. Mills has 11 TD and 11 interceptions this season. It's safe to say, currently holding the top pick in the next NFL Draft, the Texans will likely address the QB position.

Josh McDaniels said the Raiders will meet this morning to discuss the status of TE Darren Waller and WR Hunter Renfrow, who are both eligible to come back from injured reserve this week. He sounded concerned about the idea of playing them without the opportunity to practice.

Related players: Foster Moreau

As Reed went on to tweet, it's a short week since they play the Rams on Thursday. Typically, teams just go through walkthrough instead of practice in those situations. The Raiders were off Monday before getting back to work on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sounds like both are ready to go, but the short week will keep them out.

Sources: Doctors concluded today that 49ers' QB Jimmy Garoppolo does not need foot surgery, it is not a Lisfranc injury, and if rehab goes smoothly, he could have a chance to return in 7-8 weeks, making him a potential playoff contributor.

Related players: Brock Purdy, Josh Johnson

Seven weeks from Sunday's game would put Jimmy G possibly back on the field Jan. 22, which would be the second round of the playoffs assuming the 49ers make it and win in the opening round. While they can depend on their great defense, Purdy or Johnson will have to do enough on offense to get the Niners to that point.

New quarterback Baker Mayfield, who became a member of the team at 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday night, could play on Thursday night, when the Rams host the Raiders.

Related players: John Wolford, Bryce Perkins

Mayfield was rumored to be heading to San Francisco, but other rumors said the Rams would scoop him up to stick it to their division rivals. Others said the Rams have several prime time games coming up over the finals weeks of the season and Mayfield could be a way to keep interest in the fan base. Wolford is also dealing with some injuries so there is also a need with Perkins pretty much unproven. No matter what the reason, Mayfield is a Ram, and it's possible he jumps right into action on Thursday night, although it's probably a longshot. The team did send Mayfield the playbook to study on the way to LA, according to the story.

Taylor Heinicke couldn’t lead the Commanders to a win over the Giants last Sunday and the offense hasn’t scored more than 20 points in any of their last three games, but they had won five of six before that 20-20 tie and they remain in good shape in the fight for a playoff spot in the NFC. That’s enough for Rivera to stick with Heinicke once Carson Wentz is back on the active roster.

“I feel comfortable with Taylor,” Rivera said, via Peter Hailey of NBCSportsWashington.com. “When Carson’s activated, he’ll be the primary backup and we’ll go from there.”

The Commanders have a bye in Week 14 and that gives the team a chance to take some stock of where things stand in various areas but head coach Ron Rivera said that he likes what he sees at quarterback right now. Heinicke has thrown five interceptions in seven starts, but Wentz was even less protective of the ball and wide receiver Terry McLaurin‘s production has spiked with Heinicke at quarterback, the story all said.

After Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a season-ending foot injury on Sunday, reports emerged that San Francisco would sign quarterback Josh Johnson off the Broncos’ practice squad to back up Brock Purdy.

Now that move has become official, with the 49ers announcing they’ve signed Johnson to a one-year deal on Tuesday afternoon.

Johnson was one of the only quarterbacks available who had even a little experience in the 49ers system. He was briefly with the club in 2020, the story said. The story also added it's still possible the team could sign free agent Baker Mayfield.

Stunning news dropped Tuesday as the Tennessee Titans fired general manager Jon Robinson, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources informed of the situation.

The story said ownership wasn't happen with the direction the team was going, despite leading the AFC South with a 7-5 mark. The move comes after former WR A.J. Brown, who Robinson traded to the Eagles on Draft Day, lit up the Titans defense. Titans vice president of player personnel, Ryan Cowden, will take over Robinson's duties on an interim basis. The Titans compiled a 66-43 record with the GM, including zero losing seasons, and are currently coasting to a third straight division title.

Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson suffered a sprained PCL during Sunday’s win over the Denver Broncos, per league sources.

Related players: Tyler Huntley

As Schefter went on to say, PCL injuries often sideline players 1-3 weeks, and Ravens’ HC John Harbaugh already has said Jackson is “less likely” to play Sunday vs. the Steelers. Those in a pinch may be able to pick up Huntley as a replacement. He went just 1-3 last year as a starter while throwing 3 TDs to 4 INTs total in his seven appearances, but Huntley's rushing ability should help keep him fantasy relevant. Last season, overall, he rushed 47 times for 294 yards and two scores, which both came in the same game. Huntley started 4 games between Week 10-17 and rushed for at least 40 yards in each of those games.

As the Dolphins stay on the West Coast this week in preparation for their game against the Chargers, head coach Mike McDaniel said the club will monitor Tua Tagovailoa's ankle at practice.

“We will just be mindful of what he does,” McDaniel said during his Monday news conference. “Really, you’re looking at Wednesday, just making sure that we don’t do anything to have any setbacks, breaking the pocket and whatnot. But I’m very confident and don’t anticipate any sort of setback that would negate him playing in the upcoming football match.”

Tagovailoa missed Miami’s final offensive series in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers after the club announced he was dealing with an ankle injury. Tagovailoa reportedly could have come back into the game and the injury is not believed to be serious, the story said.

Nathaniel Hackett on the Broncos going with multiple TEs on Sunday: "We've been efficient in some of our bigger packages, whether it be 12, 21 — when Andrew Beck was there — and our 13 package has been very efficient also with Dulcich playing a little more of a wide receiver role."

Related players: Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson, Albert Okwuegbunam

Back on Aug. 3, Broncos writer Aric DiLalla wondered in a tweet if Dulcich could replace injured WR Tim Patrick, and it was a tweet we reported on our site. Dulcich would end up on the IR for his own injury but since his return has at least played a key part in the offense, and now it finally looks like Dulcich is being counted on even more with the Broncos banged up at WR. While the Broncos offense and Russell Wilson have been pretty bad, Dulcich is a name to at least keep an eye on going forward and could see increased value as a TE going forward as well.

Since then, Zonovan Knight has emerged as the Jets’ most talented running back. He’s earned a full-time role, one he’ll keep even when Michael Carter returns from an ankle injury that knocked him out of Sunday’s loss to the Vikings. Knight totaled 103 yards — plus another 18 as a kick returner — against the Bears in his debut, and that wasn’t a fluke.

Related players: Breece Hall

The story said the Jets have always liked Knight's skills and were grooming Knight for a role later in the season, despite being inactive for several games early on. So that time is now. It sounds like Knight will continue to have fantasy value this year, and at least split work when Carter is back in the lineup. Those thinking ahead and wondering about next year may realize it's looking like a crowded backfield when Hall is back for 2023.

After Sunday night’s 54-19 loss to the Cowboys came to an end, Colts interim head coach Jeff Saturday said he didn’t give any thought to benching quarterback Matt Ryan despite his four turnovers on the evening.

On Monday, the prospect of making changes during the bye week came up. Saturday said any changes the 4-8-1 team makes “won’t be about next-year evaluation,” but about giving the team their best chance of winning their final four games.

Related players: Sam Ehlinger, Nick Foles

Saturday added everything is up for review, including the QB position. Ehlinger was not good in his two starts before the team went back to Ryan. Against the Cowboys, Foles was the backup QB.

Per Costello, Nothing is changing with the Jets QB situation. Status quo, Robert Saleh said. Mike White starter, Joe Flacco backup, and Zach Wilson is inactive.

This should come as no surprise, as Mike White is operating on a completely different planet than Zach Wilson at the moment. Jets fantasy options are thriving in the face of adversity, including Garrett Wilson's 257 receiving yards on 22 targets over the last two weeks. Even though White didn't find the end zone in Week 13, he currently sits as the QB6 over his two starts.

Per Hobson, Zac (Taylor) says Joe Mixon has chance to clear concussion protocol and says Hayden Hurst (calf) is doubtful this week.

Related Players: Mitchell Wilcox, Devin Asiasi

Just what the tight end position in fantasy needs is one less viable option, but here we are. Hurst has been having a marginal fantasy season on a whole, but was the TE13 on the season heading into Week 13. Mitchell Wilcox was the only other tight to earn a target last week, but Devin Asiasi was selected by the Patriots in the third round of the 2020 draft as an athletic passing game weapon. He would be the choice for deep, TE Premium leagues.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said QB Lamar Jackson (knee) is unlikely to play Sunday versus the Steelers: "I would say it's kind of week to week. ... It's probably less likely for this week, but it's not impossible. And then after that, it'll become more and more likely."

Related Players: Tyler Huntley

Though no one can match the athleticism that Lamar Jackson brings to the field, Tyler Huntley actually does a pretty good impression. After his 41-yard rushing performance after Jackson went down, Huntley now has 325 rushing yards in his last six games of consequential playing time. With a full week of practice, he could very seriously be in the mix as a fringe QB1.

D’Onta Foreman said his foot is worse off than his ribs. “But being who I am,” he expects to play this week against the Seahawks.

Related Players: Chuba Hubbard

Foreman has been one of the lone bright spots in the Panthers' offense, eclipsing the 100-yard mark in four games since Week 7. The journeyman running back is having a career year and should be in RB2/3 consideration if he's good to go in Week 14.

The Panthers are expected to release QB Baker Mayfield. He'll hit waivers when it's finalized later today.

Related Players: Sam Darnold, P.J. Walker

Carolina quarterbacks have been a dumpster fire this year and Mayfield will now have to find a new home for an improbable career resurgence. Like for the Panthers to come out of their bye week with Sam Darnold solidified as their quarterback down the stretch.

Seahawks RB Ken Walker will have tests today on what coach Pete Carroll called a "jammed" ankle. The injury —the hope is it's not serious— is different from a sprain because the joint jammed down and not one side or the other. Strange injury. Anyway, tests coming.

Related Players: DeeJay Dallas, Tony Jones

DeeJay Dallas had some good run in Walker's absence but also spent time on the sideline with an ankle injury of his own. At one point, Tony Jones was also in the medical tent after taking a huge hit. The injury bomb has exploded in the Seahawks backfield, and we'll need some more information as the week rolls along, as those three will join Rashaad Penny and Travis Homer as other options who have sustained injuries that have kept them off the field this season.

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo is done for the season with a broken foot.

Absolutely unfortunate for Garoppolo, who helped keep the 49ers on pace for a potential Super Bowl berth after taking back the reigns from an injured Trey Lance. Now, it will be up to 2022's Mr. Irrelevant, rookie quarterback Brock Purdy, to keep the 49ers on track. Purdy went 25/37 for 210 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in San Francisco's 33-17 win over the Dolphins. Fortunately for Purdy, he gets the same talent surrounding him that Garoppolo did. How Kyle Shanahan navigates this will be very interesting to watch. But it's an unfortunate setback for Garoppolo and the 49ers, who looked primed to challenge the Eagles and Vikings in the NFC.

Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Rams with an ankle injury.

DeeJay Dallas was also deemed doubtful to return with an ankle injury but returned to the game after a hit to Tony Jones, who is the only remaining healthy running back with Travis Homer inactive. Walker was initially ruled questionable but now will not return. Walker has 36 yards on three carries.

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo is questionable to return with an ankle injury.

Garoppolo was carted off early in the game and taken to the locker room to have his ankle evaluated. For the moment, Brock Purdy, Mr. Irrelevant, is in at quarterback.

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence is in the locker room with a left leg injury.

By all accounts, the injury did not look good, so the hope is it just looked worse than it actually was. Lawrence was 9/19 for 124 yards. The Jaguars are down 23-6 at the half. C.J. Beathard is the backup quarterback.

Packers RB Aaron Jones is questionable to return with a shin injury.

The hits keep coming for the Packers. Fortunately, AJ Dillon can jump right in and take over. Jones had 4 carries for 4 yards before coming off the field.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is questionable to return with a knee injury.

Tyler Huntley is now in after Jackson suffered the injury early in the second quarter. Jackson went to the medical tent and has since gone to the locker room.

Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks is being evaluated for a concussion.

Burks took a very hard hit in the end zone after catching a touchdown pass but was able to walk off the field after being down on the field for a while and being checked by trainers. He was somehow able to hang on to the ball for the score. Hopefully, Burks will be ok.

The Lions activated first-round rookie WR Jameson Williams Saturday.

Williams will make his NFL debut Sunday against the Jaguars. Williams is returning from his ACL injury during last season's national championship game. The Lions moved up 20 spots in the draft, trading with division rival Minnesota, to select Williams at No. 12 overall. They took their time with Williams and now are ready to let him get loose on the field and get his first taste of NFL action. Williams checks in as our WR68 this week.

The 49ers placed running back Elijah Mitchell on injured reserve Saturday.

Mitchell has a torn MCL that will sideline him 6-8 weeks, so this was a procedural move for the 49ers and the second time Mitchell will be on IR after missing seven games prior to returning on November 12. They'll likely rest him until the playoffs, so his fantasy season is effectively over.

The Rams placed quarterback Matthew Stafford on injured reserve Saturday.

The move all but ends Stafford’s season. He can return in Week 17, but the season will have been long gone by then, so there is really no need for the Rams to play him. Doesn’t mean they won’t, but there’s almost no benefit to play him. The Rams could mix between John Wolford and Bryce Perkins going forward. Stafford can be safely dropped at this point.

Texans WR Brandin Cooks is out Sunday against the Browns due to a calf injury. First-round CB Derek Stingley, Jr. is also out due to a hamstring injury.

Related Players: Nico Collins, Chris Moore

Most of the Texans offense is a stay-away for fantasy purposes, but Nico Collins has emerged into a consistent role, accruing five or more receptions and 45+ yards in three straight games. With Brandin Cooks out, he should operate as a low-end WR3 in Week 13.

Packers’ QB Aaron Rodgers is off the injury report and set to square off vs. Justin Fields.

Related Players: Jordan Love

The Bears defense sets up well for any quarterback, let alone Aaron Rodgers, who has a history of carving them up throughout his career. He is in play as a QB1 for Week 13

John Wolford will start Sunday, per Sean McVay, and Bryce Perkins will be available as well. Sounds like the Rams could use both.

Matthew Stafford has apparently cleared concussion protocol, but the team is still keeping him out. It would be difficult to roll out practically any fantasy piece associated with this team at the moment. For the desperate, Van Jefferson could be considered a WR3/4, Tyler Higbee has a moderate probability of being a TE1/2 and Kyren Williams may operate as an RB3/4.

Head coach John Harbaugh confirmed Marcus Williams (wrist) and J.K. Dobbins (knee) won’t play Sunday, but next week should be a consideration for both.

Related Players: Gus Edwards, Kenyan Drake

The struggle to see the field for Dobbins continues, though it seems there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. It may be too late for fantasy purposes, but he would be an interesting stash for the playoff run, in case he somehow becomes the lead back we've been waiting two years for him to become.

Browns TE David Njoku (knee) ruled out for Texans game.

Related Players: Harrison Bryant

Njoku's breakout season will hit another speedbump just one week after he found the end zone for the second time in the year. Harrison Bryant is the next man up, but he didn't blowup fantasy scoreboards when Njoku missed time earlier this year, including an all-out goose egg in Week 8. He can be considered a desperation streaming TE who could fall into the end zone against a porous Texans defense.

Per Kaboly, Najee Harris said he is good and will play against the Falcons.

Related Players: Jaylen Warren, Benny Snell

This is a quick turnaround after Harris was apparently taken to the hospital following the game against the Colts, in which he left early with an oblique injury. This could end up being a murky backfield this weekend, so don't drop all of your Warren and Snell shares where you don't need to.

Head coach Zac Taylor says Joe Mixon is still in protocol and a decision is pending. If he’s cleared he should be good to go. He has worked in a limited fashion.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

It looks like this could be turning into a frustrating decision for fantasy purposes, but obviously, the team isn't looking to rush Mixon back onto the field. If he were to miss Week 13's incredible offensive battle with the Chiefs, Samaje Perine would be a locked-in RB2. Hopefully, we will have more clarity by 1:00 on Sunday.

Jaguars’ head coach Doug Pederson told reporters that RB Travis Etienne is “good to go” Sunday vs. the Lions.

Related Players: JaMycal Hasty

This, surprisingly, should be a very interesting game with plenty of fantasy implications, so it's nice that we will have an intriguing piece of the Jaguars' offense back as a part of it. Between Weeks 7-9, Etienne was the RB5 with 22.6 half-PPR points per game, and he will look to start a new streak of RB1 performances against this Detroit team that has allowed the most rushing touchdowns and third-most rushing yards to opposing offenses.

Mac Jones' frustration boiled over as an impotent New England Patriots offense failed to produce during Thursday night's 24-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The broadcast showed Jones on the sideline at one point, appearing to say, "Throw the f------ ball! The quick game sucks!" The assumption from the majority of viewers was that Jones directed his ire at play-caller Matt Patricia. But the quarterback said after the game it wasn't directed at anyone specifically.

Mac Jones' 7.7 aDOT ranks him 25th in the NFL, while his 6.5 aDOT from this Week 13 matchup would rank 37th/38 qualifying quarterbacks if it were extrapolated over the entire season. The offense was sputtering for most of the game, and all three of Jones' attempts 20+ yards down the field fell incomplete, while he was asked to attempt seven screen passes in his 36 attempts.
Granted, the Bills' defense can certainly be tough at times, and things will ease up over the next two weeks against the Cardinals and Raiders.

Jets coach Robert Saleh tells reporters that RB Michael Carter (ankle) is doubtful for Sunday.

Related Players: Zonovan Knight, James Robinson, Ty Johnson

Zonovan Knight (2022 UDFA) came out of nowhere last week to parlay his first career snaps into over 100 yards from scrimmage, but it will be interesting to see how the team incorporates the backfield with a full week of planning. Ty Johnson will likely rotate into third downs and James Robinson may finally find some utilization after spending his time since the trade on the bench. Knight would be an iffy RB3 if Carter eventually does miss the game.

Christian McCaffrey said he dodged a bullet with his knee issue, said he’ll play in full Sunday. “I feel great,” he said.

Related Players: Tyrion Davis-Price, Jordan Mason

If CMC is a full go, Davis-Price and Mason are obsolete as anything more than a desperation play. McCaffrey should be considered an RB1, even if he's banged up.

For a second straight day, Chargers’ WR Mike Williams was listed as a non-participant in practice due to his ankle injury.

Related Players: Josh Palmer, Keenan Allen

Things aren't trending in the right direction for Williams yet again, which keeps Josh Palmer firmly in the WR2/3 radar as he steps into his place. Last week, Austin Ekeler received an astounding 15 targets, but that is unlikely to repeat no matter the status of Williams or Keenan Allen.

Bears listed QB Justin Fields as a full participant during today’s practice.

Related Players: Trevor Siemian

Siemian sadly travels to the bench, leaving us with a QB1 opportunity for Fields against the Green Bay Packers in Week 13.

Patriots’ WR Jakobi Meyers, listed as questionable for tonight’s game due to a shoulder injury, is expected to play vs. the Bills.

Related Players: DeVante Parker, Nelson Agholor

Meyers was forced to miss most of Week 12's action with his shoulder injury, but he did return to the game. Parker and Agholor took advantage and delivered decent games of 4-80-0 and 6-65-1, respectively. The Bills' defense is a tough matchup, but Jakobi Meyers should still operate as a WR3 for Week 13.

No sign of Jets running back Michael Carter (ankle) on the practice field today.

Related Players: Zonovan Knight, James Robinson, Ty Johnson

It may be a little presumptive to give James Robinson the "squeaky wheel" narrative when he hasn't been on the field, but he has been very vocal about his unhappiness over being a healthy scratch even though the team traded for him. If the team decides to give in to his demands to see some playing time, this backfield will be an abject disaster of a three-headed monster in Week 13 if Michael Carter is forced to miss the game.

The Buccaneers have their first full practice of the week Thursday. All three guys held out Sunday — RB Leonard Fournette, WR Russell Gage, G Luke Goedeke — are practicing today.

Related Players: Rachaad White

While this points towards Fournette playing in Week 13, it's likely he takes a back seat to Rachaad White, who has been incredibly more efficient with the ball in his hands than the veteran has been looking in 2022. Fantasy managers should take a wait-and-see approach with Fournette, while White could be considered a RB2/3 if they are forced to split the backfield.