October 2025 4for4 Player News Articles

Rams WR Puka Nacua is officially off the injury report and good to go Sunday vs. New Orleans.

Related Players: Davante Adams, Jordan Whittington

Obivously a good sign for Nacua managers, as we should expect him to jump right back into his target-heavy role. Nacua and Adams should be both considered must-start options against the Saints this Sunday.

Bears RB D’Andre Swift was ruled out with a groin injury.

Related Players: Kyle Monangai, Travis Homer

Hat tip to all the fantasy managers stashing Monangai; this is your week. There's really no reason to think the rookie won't get a very useful workload, as we've already seen his role growing since the team's Week 5 bye. Consider him an easy plug-and-play against a Bengals defense that ranks dead last in RB aFPA.

The Bengals list Joe Flacco (AC joint sprain) as questionable, while DE Trey Hendrickson (hip) is doubtful.

Related Players: Jake Browning

We've seen a huge shift in offensive effectiveness since Flacco came to town, particularly as far as Ja'Marr Chase is concerned. Chase would still be a must-start with Browning at the helm, but it would be a sharp downgrade for Tee Higgins, Chase Brown, Noah Fant, and anyone else on fantasy rosters.

Dolphins RB Ollie Gordon II, who went down with an ankle injury last night, is considered day-to-day with a sprain, source said. With the mini-bye, should miss limited time.

Related Players: De'Von Achane, Jaylen Wright

This should impact Achane's workload one way or the other, but it could end up benefiting Wright, who had been getting a few more snaps as of late, before his inactive status in Week 9. Regardless, Achane is the only fantasy-viable option in this backfield right now.

Mac Jones will start on Sunday, but Brock Purdy could be available to play, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. Purdy is listed as questionable.

This is (once again) a downgrade for all 49ers pass-catchers, as well as Christian McCaffrey, who is a pseudo wide receiver as it is. Mac Jones should be considered a SuperFlex, top-20 option.

Panthers RB Rico Dowdle will start and get the bulk of the carries Sunday at Green Bay, per league sources. But I'd expect Chuba Hubbard to be part of the offense, as well.
Dave Canales strongly suggested this would be the case at the start of the week.

Our rankings reflect this, with Dowdle a low-end RB2 and Hubbard more of an RB3/4 in a tough matchup against the Packers.

Jayden Daniels will play against the Seahawks this weekend, Dan Quinn said

Related Players: Marcus Mariota

The news we've all been waiting for. Plug Daniels into all lineups.

Jaguars WR/CB Travis Hunter (knee) was hurt during practice Thursday. He will be put on IR and miss at least four games, HC Liam Coen said Friday morning.

Related Players: Brian Thomas Jr., Dyami Brown, Parker Washington, Tim Patrick

Brutal run out for what has been an underwhelming two-way experiment to this point in the season. Hunter is in drop territory for smaller leagues and is honestly in that same consideration for deeper leagues, considering he's only broken double-digit points once this season.

The Arizona Cardinals are preparing quarterback Kyler Murray to start Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Jonathan Gannon said Thursday. Murray missed Arizona's past two games with a foot injury and was able to rest it longer during the Cardinals' bye last week.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray's in a great spot to come into fantasy relevance against a Cowboys defense that ranks dead last in QB aFPA. Even if Murray doesn't scramble around a ton with a rehabbing foot, he should still be in easy consideration as a QB1.

Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson didn’t practice today due to a toe injury.

Related Players: TreVeyon Henderson

Still early in the week, but Henderson would be an incredible RB2 candidate in what should be a very good matchup. We'll keep an eye on things, but the rookie might jump from potential FLEX candidate to must-start territory with quickness.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring) is officially off the injury report and good to go Thursday night vs. Miami, along with every other player on the 53-man roster. At last, Baltimore getting healthy.

Related Players: Tyler Huntley

If Jackson is suiting up, he's in our lineups. Mark Andrews is still a touchdown-dependent top-15 option, but Zay Flowers moves back into fringe WR1 consideration.

49ers WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) will not practice again today, per Kyle Shanahan.

Others not practicing today: DE Bryce Huff (hamstring), C Jake Brendel (hamstring), DL Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring), DT Alfred Collins, LB Dee Winters.

Related Players: Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson

San Francisco is waiting with bated breath for the eventual Brandon Aiyuk return, but as it stands, it looks like Jennings should be considered a WR3 and Bourne a WR4 as we head into Week 4.

Commanders WR Terry McLaurin is out for Sunday after reinjuring his quad, coach Dan Quinn said. A setback for McLaurin.

Related Players: Deebo Samuel, Chris Moore, Luke McCaffrey

This slides Deebo back into WR2 territory, as he should regain the great target share he had before his own injury.

Panthers QB Bryce Young (ankle) was a full participant in practice, putting him on track to return Sunday at Green Bay.

Meanwhile, backup QB Andy Dalton (right thumb) did not participate.

Dalton had a miserable performance and somehow made it out of Week 8 with only one interception, so this is a good sign for the Panthers' offense. With that said, Young should be a long way from fantasy consideration against the Packers, while Tetaroia McMillan is the only receiver we should be plugging into lineups.

No Xavier Woods, Calvin Ridley, Jeffery Simmons, Blake Hance, Dan Moore Jr for the Titans at practice today per Mike McCoy.

Related Players: Chimere Dike, Elic Ayomanor, Van Jefferson

Not a good sign for Ridley's Week 9 availability, but it's not out of the question that he's playing for another team at this point next week. Dike and Ayomanor both make for solid WR4-types if Ridley is unable to suit up.

WR Hollywood Brown (ill), RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) and LT Josh Simmons (personal) will not practice on Wednesday ahead of Buffalo. As described by Andy Reid, RG Trey Smith will give it a "whirl" after going through the walkthrough.

Related Players: Kareem Hunt, Brashard Smith

Given that Brown's absence is due to illness, we'll hold off making any sweeping judgments about his absence.

As for Pacheco, it seems very unlikely he'll play in Week 9, leaving Hunt (RB2) and Smith (low-end RB3) in the mix as fantasy pieces.

Not practicing today for Giants: Jermaine Eluemunor (pec), Jalin Hyatt (will be back tomorrow), Daniel Bellinger, Chauncey Golston (neck), Cor’Dale Flott (concussion), Art Green

Paulson Adebo and Jevon Holland will do “some stuff,” but not clear what that means

Related Players: Theo Johnson

This is shaping up as a decent week to stream Theo Johnson if your waiver wire is bare. It's unlikely Chris Manhertz contributes much as a pass-catcher in the event Bellinger is sidelined.

Texans Nico Collins returns to practice as he enters next phase of concussion protocol. Christian Kirk back too

Related Players: Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel, Jayden Higgins

Well, the waiver wire thirst for Texans receivers seems like a lost cause as it stands, as all three of Week 8's receivers will go back to desperation dart-throw territory if both of the vets return this weekend. Plug Collins back in as a solid WR2, even in a tough matchup, if he suits up.

LaFleur on if MarShawn Lloyd (IR-DTR) will be back anytime soon: "I wouldn't count on that, anytime soon."

Dontayvion Wicks won't practice today.

Related Players: Emanuel Wilson

Looks like Wicks is in jeopardy of missing his second-straight game, while the injury bug won't be leaving Lloyd, who has hardly seen an NFL field since going in the third round of the 2024 Draft. Neither significantly impacts the rest of the Packers' fantasy options.

Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. is day to day with the bone bruise in his knee, but HC Raheem Morris told reporters that he feels “really good” about his QB for Sunday’s game against the Patriots.

Related Players: Kirk Cousins

The Falcons' offense has been quite the rollercoaster ride this season, and it could be another tough one against a good Patriots defense. Penix and Cousins can be left on benches this week, while Darnell Mooney is an interesting WR4 type regardless of who starts.

Bengals QB Joe Flacco is dealing with an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder & his status is up in the air for Sunday vs the Bears, sources say.

Flacco left the loss to the #Jets, then came back late. Coach Zac Taylor called him day-to-day. Jake Browning is the backup.

We've seen a huge shift in offensive effectiveness since Flacco came to town, particularly as far as Ja'Marr Chase is concerned. Chase would still be a must-start with Browning at the helm, but it would be a sharp downgrade for Tee Higgins, Chase Brown, Noah Fant, and anyone else on fantasy rosters.

Dan Quinn said Jayden Daniels had a good rehab session on Sunday and he's expected to practice tomorrow.

Related players: Marcus Mariota

It's good news for both the Commanders and fantasy owners. The only setback is the Commanders play the Seahawks on Monday night. Hopefully we'll have a more solid feel for Daniels status before we get to the Sunday games, but so far the outlook seems to be pretty positive as far as Daniels playing in Week 9.

Adam Schefter thinks the Saints could move one of their WRs, and specifically named Rashid Shaheed.

Related players: Chris Olave

The Steelers, Bills and Broncos look to be in the market for a WR and have made calls to other teams, according to Schefter. Shaheed is on the last year of his deal and so Schefter sees him as a guy teams are more interested in.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco, who left Monday night’s win with a knee injury, is considered week-to-week with an MCL sprain, per sources.

Related players: Kareem Hunt, Brashard Smith, Elijah Mitchell

The week to week tag suggest Pacheco could at least miss Week 9, which is a showdown against the Bills. Keep in mind, the Chiefs have a bye in Week 10. Hunt should get his normal workload but Smith could be an interesting add as he seems to be trending up, especially in the passing game, and it could result in more touches overall if Pacheco is out.

The future is now in New Orleans, with the Saints making rookie QB Tyler Shough their starter.

Spencer Rattler now heads to the bench, while the second-rounder moves to the forefront in a decision coach Kellen Moore informed them of today.

Related players: Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Brandin Cooks, Alvin Kamara, Juwan Johnson

The stats say Shough was worse than Rattler last week against the Bucs after taking over, but the Saints are making the switch. With the Saints not going anywhere, it makes sense for the team to see what they have with their second round pick from this past spring. Reports out of camp from spring and summer from some who follow the team said the competition wasn't really close, and Rattler was the better option. Now the question becomes how does this decision affect some of the other weapons on the team. It's probably at least a slight downgrade until we see otherwise.

If J.J. McCarthy can't stay healthy, Max Brosmer will merit the next look.

Related players: Carson Wentz

McCarthy is expected to resume his role as the starter Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Brosmer will be his backup, the story said. The story also pointed out, together, they have thrown a total of 49 NFL passes and played 122 regular-season snaps. We keep hearing the Vikings are high on Brosmer, but he is an undrafted rookie after all. This week, with McCarthy expected to start, Brosmer appears to be an injury away from getting into the game with Wentz now out for the season. The Vikings will likely bring in another QB, but it's not impossible that Brosmer could be forced into action sooner than later.

A Packers teammate of quarterback Aaron Rodgers is set to join up with him in Pittsburgh.

According to multiple reports, the Steelers will sign wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Valdes-Scantling worked out for the team on Monday.

Valdes-Scantling appeared in five games for the 49ers earlier this season and was released from their injured reserve list earlier this month, the story said. Of course, it's a reunion between QB Aaron Rodgers and MVS from their days with the Packers, and the Steelers are likely hoping there is still some chemistry.

We’ll see how Jackson is listed on this week’s injury reports, but John Harbaugh said the plan is for Lamar Jackson to play against the Dolphins on Thursday night.

As the story points out, Jackson’s status for Sunday’s game against the Bears was a source of some confusion over the weekend. Jackson has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury, but he was back on the practice field last week. His participation level became an issue after the Ravens improperly listed him as a full participant before changing the designation to limited when they ruled him out on Saturday.

The Commanders have made a few moves on Monday to help replace their injured kicker.

Washington announced Matt Gay has been downgraded to out with a back injury. Because of that, the club signed kicker Matthew Wright to the practice squad and has elevated him for Monday’s matchup against the Chiefs.

Wright, 29, filled in for Joey Slye for one game with the Titans earlier this month. He has previously appeared in at least one game for the Chiefs, 49ers, Panthers, Steelers, and Jaguars, the story said.

Vikings QB Carson Wentz is undergoing season-ending surgery on his left shoulder. He will be placed on IR.

Related players: J.J. McCarthy, Max Brosmer

Wentz played multiple games with the injury, the post went on to say. As we reported earlier today, McCarthy is in line to return to practice and start for Minnesota in Week 9 against Detroit. Brosmer could become the team's QB2. The team is said to be high on Brosmer, but he's an undrafted rookie. The Vikings will likely bring in another QB.

There's a chance multiple key players return for the Atlanta Falcons' game Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said Monday all players who have been injured lately are considered day-to-day in Week 9. That includes safety Jessie Bates III (ankle), quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (knee), wide receiver Drake London (hip), defensive lineman Zach Harrison (knee), cornerback Billy Bowman Jr. (hamstring) and edge rusher Jalon Walker (groin).

The Falcons take on the Patriots in the early window on Sunday and it looks like there's a chance both players are back for a Falcons team that struggled against the Dolphins. Penix has a knee injury and did practice leading up to last week's game. London has a hip injury. Hopefully we'll know more by Wednesday.

The Cardinals released veteran RB Michael Carter, per the wire.

Related players: Trey Benson, Zonovan Knight, Emari Demercado, D'Ernest Johnson

Carter wasn't impressive despite getting the starting nod a couple of weeks. The Cards will go with Knight as their top back and Demercado, at least for now, looks to slide into the RB2 role. Benson will miss at least one more week on IR, but has a chance to come back for Week 10.

Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters last week that quarterback J.J. McCarthy would start when he’s healthy.

They may need him to be this week.

According to multiple reporters on the scene, McCarthy was practicing on Monday during the media’s brief viewing window. Carson Wentz, who has started the last five games for Minnesota, was not seen participating in the session.

As the story said, Wentz has been dealing with an injury to his non-throwing (left) shoulder initially suffered in the club’s Oct. 5 win over the Browns in London. He was in obvious pain toward the end of last Thursday’s loss to the Chargers after taking five sacks. Now, McCarthy looks like he could get a full week of practice in since his ankle injury in Week 2.

The Panthers moved Chuba Hubbard back into the starting lineup when the running back returned from a calf strain in Week 7, but it sounds like Rico Dowdle may be returning to the role he filled while Hubbard is out.

Dowdle ran eight times for 54 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Bills while Hubbard had 12 carries for 34 yards and a touchdown. Dowdle also led the team in rushing in Week 7 and he posted 472 yards from scrimmage in his two starts earlier this season.

On Monday, head coach Dave Canales said that Dowdle has been “exceptional” and that conversations about how to handle the timeshare in the backfield will “definitely” be taking place in the coming days, the story said. It's hard to ignore what Dowdle has done and it sounds like the team admits that as well. Dowdle has been the better fantasy play between the two backs, and that will be especially true if he sees more touches.

Bengals QB Joe Flacco is day-to-day with a shoulder injury, coach Zac Taylor said. He is sore today.

Related players: Jake Browning

Flacco is also not young anymore and is coming off back to back week's of 30-plus attempts (47 vs. Steelers and 34 vs. Jets). The Bengals play the Bears in Week 9 and the day to day label means Flacco should at least have a shot to play in Week 9.

Coen hinted at some lineup shifting after the bye week, saying: "We are going to play the best 11 [on each side of the ball] as much as humanly possible." He said that during an answer about assessing Travis Hunter's play and if they would be updating the plan for Hunter's usage after the bye.

Reading between the lines, it looks like Hunter is going to be a significant player in the offense going forward. That's what Coen said heading into last Sunday's game against the Rams, and then Hunter led the Jaguars in targets (14), catches (eight) and receiving yards (101) while playing a season-high 64 snaps. He now leads the team in receptions (28) and is second in receiving yards (298).

Related players: Brian Thomas Jr., Dyami Brown, Parker Washington, Tim Patrick

The story said don't be surprised if Hunter starts getting the WR1 treatment from the Jaguars in the season's second half, and that's partly due to his playmaking and run-after-the-catch ability, but also because Thomas hasn't played at that level all season. BTJ has five drops and has had really one solid fantasy game for owners this season. BTJ owners have already seen Brown, Washington and Patrick snag balls from Trevor Lawrence this season so when the team says they are going to play the best 11 players, it can't help but feel like bad news for Thomas. We just posted a story about how the Jaguars say they are not planning to trade Thomas, but it looks like he could be operating as a WR2 for the second half of the season. Hopefully for BTJ owners this is a wake-up call for the second year WR.

Though he missed Sunday’s loss to the Bills, Panthers quarterback Bryce Young is getting closer to returning from an ankle injury.

Head coach Dave Canales provided an update on the quarterback during his Monday press conference.

“With Bryce, [he’s] just getting better every day,” Canales said. “Had a good session running today in return-to-play. The goal is to get him out there on Wednesday, move him around, see if we can get him into practice in a mode. So, I’m optimistic he’ll be out there. But we’re going to take it day-to-day with him.”

Related players: Andy Dalton

With the Panthers looking to stay competitive, and Dalton pretty much a disaster in Week 8, Young may have no choice but to be ready to go this week. Dalton turned the ball over three times in the team's loss to the Bills. The Panthers have a tough matchup on the road in Green Bay for Week 9.

The Rams are going to get their top offensive weapon back this week as they return to action from their bye.

Via multiple reporters, head coach Sean McVay said in his Monday news conference that receiver Puka Nacua is set to practice on Wednesday and is expected to play on Sunday against the Saints in Week 9.

The story went on to say Nacua missed the club’s Week 7 victory over the Jaguars in London with an ankle injury. In six games this season, Nacua has caught 54 passes for 616 yards with two touchdowns. A league-leading 33 of his receptions have resulted in first downs.

Cedric Tillman expected back from IR after the bye.

The Browns passing offense has been a struggle this year, however Tillman did have two receiving TDs over the first two weeks with Joe Flacco as the QB. Tillman was targeted 20 times over the first four games of this season with 11 catches for 106 yards. Of course, Tillman flashed for a four-game stretch last year before getting hurt. During weeks 7-10 last season he was targeted 40 times and caught 24 passes for 302 yards and three receiving touchdowns. He's worth a pickup if he's on your wire, but owners may have to wait-and-see first before plugging him in fantasy lineups.

HC Kevin Stefanski said, “my focus is where we are right now, that’s not my focus,” when asked about starting QB Shedeur Sanders.

Related players: Dillon Gabriel, Bailey Zappe

This is typically a time when a team will make a QB change - as the Browns are heading into their bye week. But there doesn't seem to be much consideration to make a switch at the position, at least based on this three-second clip on X. Gabriel has struggled during his time at QB since the team moved away from Joe Flacco. The Browns are 2-6 and don't seem to have much of a shot at a playoff berth through eight games. A move to Sanders would at least give the fan base a jolt, but it doesn't seem to be a change that will be made for Week 10.

Browns Quinshon Judkins (shoulder) and S Rayshawn Jenkins (groin) are day to day.

Related players: Jerome Ford, Dylan Sampson, Raheim Sanders

The Browns have a bye in Week 9 so the day to day tag should give Judkins a chance to suit up when we get to Week 10, which is an away game at the Jets. We likely won't hear more about Judkins until next week. If Ford and Sampson are on your waiver wire, it may make some sense to back yourself up during the bye week.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said "we'll see how he progresses this week" when asked about Nico Collins' status in NFL concussion protocol.

The post said, Collins, per source, is doing well and trending toward return at this point. Great news. And, it's even greater news after the Texans offense came alive in Week 8. QB C.J. Stroud threw for over 300 yards in the team's win over the 49ers without Collins.

Jaguars HC Liam Coen, asked about WR Brian Thomas Jr:

"We have no plans on moving Brian Thomas Jr at all."

This is likely a reply to a report from The Athletic that came out Sunday saying the team was listening to calls about the WR. BTJ has struggled outside of one game this season, but the team is hoping that turns around sooner than later, and BTJ can get back to his rookie form. Hopefully the bye week will help turn things around for what was probably a high draft pick on your fantasy team.

Aaron Glenn also said Justin Fields, “played the game exactly like we see him playing for us to win the game,” but he did not say that Fields will be the starter when the Jets return from their bye to host the Browns in Week 10.

“I think you know what my answer’s going to be on that,” Glenn said. “This is the bye week and we’re going to focus on us. I have time to make that decision.”

Related players: Tyrod Taylor

Leading up to Week 8's game, the Jets seemed poised to turn things over to Taylor, but Taylor was eventually ruled out leaving Fields to start. Fields had a nice day, throwing for 244 yards, a touchdown and converting two, two-point plays to lead the Jets to their first win. The Jets have a bye in Week 9, so the team will hold off in naming a starter for Week 10, which is a game at home against the Browns. It's hard to imagine Fields not getting another shot off the bye, and coming off his best game of 2025, but stranger things have happened when it comes to the Jets.

The Raiders are bringing in another one of head coach Pete Carroll’s players from Seattle.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Raiders will sign wide receiver Tyler Lockett on Monday. Lockett was released by the Titans last week.

Related players: Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker, Dont'e Thornton, Jack Bech

Lockett had 10 catches for 70 yards in Tennessee, but his 661 catches for 8,594 yards and 61 touchdowns as a Seahawk all rank second in franchise history, the story pointed out. It's hard to imagine Lockett jumping right into fantasy relevance, but he could have some value in deeper leagues at some point, especially considering the rumors about a potential Meyers trade continue to swirl around the team.

Eagles RB Saquon Barkley's groin injury not believed to be serious.

Related players: Tank Bigsby, Will Shipley

Barkley seemed in good spirits following the injury and was seen on the sideline smiling with teammates and coaches. Rapoport said Barkley probably could have returned to the game but the Eagles had a big enough lead on the Giants to keep him out. The Eagles have a bye this coming week, so it's perfect timing for Barkley to get ready for Week 10. However, the Eagles Week 10 game is a Monday night contest. Barkley owners may want to grab Bigsby off the wire just in case. Shipley would likely get some touches as well should Barkley have to miss the game. Bigsby did go over 100 yards rushing in the game as well.

Giants RB Cam Skattebo will undergo surgery on his dislocated ankle Sunday night at a local Philadelphia hospital.

Skattebo suffered the injury in the second quarter and was immediately carted off with an air cast on. It was a tough scene for everyone to watch Skattebo in that position. The Giants will move forward with Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary leading the backfield. Here’s to a successful surgery and a speedy recovery for Skattebo.

Giants rookie RB Cam Skattebo was carted off with an ankle injury against the Eagles.

Fox didn’t even replay the play. That, plus the fact they put an air case on him, likely tells you all you need to know. A very unfortunate situation for the Giants and a great person. Tyrone Tracy will likely take over as the lead back with Devin Singletary also getting work.

Eagles WR A.J. Brown, who is out Sunday with a hamstring injury, is expected back in Week 10 when the team returns from their bye.

Brown missed practice all week and will not play against the Giants. He’ll get an extra week of rest with the Eagles off in Week 9. He’ll also get an extra day of rest in Week 10 as the Eagles play on Monday night in Green Bay. There has been plenty of speculation surrounding a trade involving Brown, but Adam Schefter cooled off those rumors Saturday by saying the Eagles are not expected to trade Brown before the deadline on November 3. It’s been a slow start for Brown and the Eagles offense but they’re still sitting at 5-2 going into Sunday’s game against the Giants.

The Packers activated WR Christian Watson from injured reserve Saturday.

Watson is expected to make his season debut Sunday against the Steelers. The 21-day window for Watson was coming to a close, but Watson was trending towards returning to game action. Expect the Packers to ease Watson back into game action this week. Green Bay should also be getting Jayden Reed back in a couple of weeks, giving Jordan Love his full group of weapons.

Commanders WRs Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel will both play Monday against the Chiefs, head coach Dan Quinn said Saturday.

McLaurin is back after missing four games with a quad injury, while Samuel missed last week’s game with a heel injury. Both were full participants in practice Friday. Having both back in the lineup will be a huge boost for Marcus Mariota, who will get another start in place of the injured Jayden Daniels, who is still dealing with a hamstring strain.

The Jets ruled out QB Tyrod Taylor for Sunday’s game against the Bengals with a knee injury. Justin Fields will start.

Taylor was limited all week in practice and head coach Aaron Glenn was very hush on who would start at quarterback Sunday, never committing one way or the other, especially in the case of Taylor. Now the Jets go back to the quarterback they benched during last week’s loss to the Panthers. Fields has thrown for less than 100 total yards in the last two weeks and he’ll again be without Garrett Wilson. It could be another long day for the 0-7 Jets.

The Ravens have ruled QB Lamar Jackson out for Sunday’s game against the Bears with a hamstring injury.

After initially listing Jackson as a full participant in practice Friday, the Ravens have downgraded that to limited and are keeping him out for another week. Head coach John Harbaugh had said Friday that if Jackson can’t go Sunday, it would be Huntley getting the nod. This just shows how tricky hamstring and soft tissue injuries can be. The bye week was thought to have boosted Jackson’s chances of playing in Week 8. Now the watch is on for Week 9 and the Ravens have a short week, as they’ll visit the Dolphins on Thursday.

The Ravens have ruled QB Lamar Jackson out for Sunday’s game against the Bears with a hamstring injury.

After initially listing Jackson as a full participant in practice Friday, the Ravens have downgraded that to limited and are keeping him out for another week. Head coach John Harbaugh had said Friday that if Jackson can’t go Sunday, it would be Huntley getting the nod. This just shows how tricky hamstring and soft tissue injuries can be. The bye week was thought to have boosted Jackson’s chances of playing in Week 8. Now the watch is on for Week 9 and the Ravens have a short week, as they’ll visit the Dolphins on Thursday.

Falcons QB Kirk Cousins is “highly likely” to get the start Sunday against the Dolphins, in place of the injured Michael Penix Jr.

Cousins worked with the first team all week in practice as Penix was limited with a bone bruise in his knee. It would make Cousins’ first start since Week 15 of last season, before the Falcons made the switch to Penix in Week 16. Cousins draws a Miami defense that has ranks dead last in expected points added per play. It’s far from the worst streaming option this week with six teams on a bye.

The Texans ruled out WRs Nico Collins and Christian Kirk for Sunday vs. San Francisco.

Related Players: Jaylin Noel, Jayden Higgins, Xavier Hutchinson, Braxton Berrios

It looks like Houston is going to have to feature their two rookie WRs, whether they like it or not. We don't have to like it in fantasy, though, and there are better WR rooms to attack in Week 8.

49ers ruled out Brock Purdy (toe) and Ricky Pearsall (knee) for Sunday’s game at Houston.

Mac Jones starts again.

The 49ers passing attack has been quite conservative with Jones on the field, so it would be a stretch to consider him a QB streamer against the Texans' defense. Jauan Jennings and Kendrick Bourne are both in the WR3/4 fringe.

Commanders WRs Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel Sr. were full participants in practice again today and are on track to return to action Monday night at Kansas City.

Related Players: Chris Moore, Jaylin Lane, Luke McCaffrey

Great news for the wide receivers, but they will get a talent downgrade with Marcus Mariota, and they face a tough Chiefs defense. Put them both in WR3 consideration this week.

Packers RB Josh Jacobs (calf) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday vs. Pittsburgh.

WRs Christian Watson (knee) and Matthew Golden (hip) and K Brandon McManus (right quad) are questionable.

Related Players: Emanuel Wilson, Chris Brooks

Jacobs was limited in Green Bay's Week 7 game but proceeded to score 18.3 half-PPR points thanks to two touchdowns. He should remain locked into all fantasy lineups.

The Eagles ruled out WR A.J. Brown with a hamstring injury.

Related Players: DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, Jahan Dotson

Smith and Goedert turn into very strong plays in this divisional matchup. Dotson sneaks into potential FLEX territory for desperate fantasy managers.

Panthers listing Bryce Young as doubtful for Sunday.

Related Players: Andy Dalton

The Panthers offense very rarely misses a beat when Dalton is forced into action and is oftentimes even better. With that said, he's too deep of a play to consider as a streamer in most leagues.

Tyrod Taylor (knee) will be listed as questionable, Glenn says. He's among a group of players in the questionable category, but Glenn says he likes the way they're trending -- meaning he expects them to play.

Related Players: Justin Fields

From a QB streaming perspective, we'd perfer Fields to start in this game against a weak Bengals defense, but regardless of who starts, it would be hard to trust any of the Jets pass catchers. If Taylor gets the start, we can comfortably ignore the entire situation.

Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson are officially out for Sunday

Related Players: Mason Taylor, Josh Reynolds, Tyler Johnson, Allen Lazard

Rookie TE Mason Taylor might legitimately get 12 targets this week, though we still don't know if they will come from Tyrod Taylor or Justin Fields. The rest of the wide receiver room should be avoided for fantasy purposes.

For a second straight day, Eagles WR A.J. Brown is not practicing due to a hamstring injury.

Related Players: DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, Jahan Dotson

Still early enough that AJB could still see the field this week, but Smith and Goedert would be even stronger plays in a divisional matchup if he misses. Dotson works also sneak up to FLEX consideration.

Vikings RB Aaron Jones, who has been on Injured Reserve with a hamstring injury, is expected to be activated and play tonight.

Related Players: Jordan Mason, Zavier Scott

We shouldn't expect a ton out of Jones in Week 8, but it's enough to damper Mason's outlook. It's probably best to take a wait and see approach on the former while the latter falls into RB2/3 territory

Lamar Jackson (hamstring) is practicing for a second straight day. Seemed to be working at a similar rate as yesterday.

CB Marlon Humphrey (illness) back practicing after he was sidelined yesterday.

Only Raven not practicing was WR DeAndre Hopkins.

Related Players: Copper Rush

Great sign for Jackson fantasy managers and the entire Ravens offense. If he's in, he's in your starting lineup.

Dan Quinn said all of Jayden Daniels' week will be focused on rehab with the hope of returning in Week 9. They'll reassess next week.

Related Players: Marcus Mariota

It's looking like all the injury luck Daniels had as a rookie has run out in Year 2. Hopefully he returns quickly, but in the meantime, Marcus Mariota can stay on waiver wires.

Panthers said QB Bryce Young did not practice today due to his ankle injury.

Related Players: Andy Dalton

The Panthers offense very rarely misses a beat when Dalton is forced into action and is oftentimes even better. With that said, he's too deep of a play to consider as a streamer in most leagues.

Texans WR Nico Collins (concussion protocol) & WR Christian Kirk (hamstring) are both NOT practicing.

Related Players: Jaylin Noel, Jayden Higgins, Xavier Hutchinson, Braxton Berrios

Nobody outside of the Texans' opponents wants to watch this offense without Nico Collins on the field, so let's hope he can log some practice time before the weekend. If both Collins and Kirk end up missing, either of the rookies (Noel/Higgins) would make for fine desperation WR4s.

Lamar Jackson (hamstring) jogged onto practice field about 20 mins into practice. It’s first practice appearance since straining his hamstring on a Sept. 28.
Mostly just did warmup throws while media was out there. Did run around a little bit.

Related Players: Cooper Rush

Still early in the week, but this is fantastic news. If he's playing this weekend, we're starting him everywhere.

Bucs HC Todd Bowles told reporters that RB Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder) and WR Chris Godwin (fibula) will be out for Sunday’s game vs the Saints.

The Bucs’ bye is next week.

Related Players: Rachaad White, Sean Tucker, Emeka Egbuka, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson

We should assume that all the players' roles from Week 7 should remain intact here in Week 8. That puts White in low-end RB1 consideration and Egbuka as a WR1, while Shepard and Johnson can be considered WR4-types in this big bye week.

Jayden Daniels, who is dealing with a low-grade hamstring strain, will not start on Monday night against the Chiefs, per sources. Marcus Mariota gets his third start for the Commanders.

It's looking like all the injury luck Daniels had as a rookie has run out in Year 2. Hopefully he returns quickly, but in the meantime, Marcus Mariota can stay on waiver wires.

The Dolphins have signed TE Greg Dulcich to the active roster off the practice squad and placed TE Darren Waller on the injured reserve list with a pec strain.

Related Players: Julian Hill, Tanner Conner

This is not likely a spot where we should be targeting the TE room. Hill and Conner combined for five targets and 29 yards last week.

Tyrod Taylor is dealing with a knee injury and is day to day, Glenn said.

Related Players: Justin Fields

Welp, it looks like this could be a Justin Fields week, whether the Jets like it or not. As painful as it might feel, Fields would actually be in a great spot against the Bengals defense and would be an interesting streamer if he was dropped in your league.

Jim Harbaugh said RB Hassan Haskins (hamstring) is doubtful for Thursday night vs. Vikings.

Related players: Kimani Vidal, Nyheim Hines, Amar Johnson

With no Haskins Vidal stands to get a big workload in Week 8, which is a Thursday night game against the Vikings. Hines looks to be the RB2 at this point, but he's played just one snap in each of the last two weeks.

When you’re an NFL kicker who misses two extra points in a one-point loss, your job is not safe. So it’s no surprise that the Giants cut kicker Jude McAtamney today.

McAtamney missed two extra points in the Giants’ 33-32 loss to the Broncos on Sunday, and today he was placed on waivers, according to Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post.

Related players: Graham Gano, Younghoe Koo

The story went on to say the Giants will likely either activate Gano from injured reserve or call up Koo from the practice squad to handle the kicking on Sunday against the Eagles.

Commanders wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel are expected to return to full participation in practice this week.

It was the fourth game McLaurin has missed this season since his injury in Week 3, the story pointed out. Samuel has had little practice time the past three weeks, but Sunday’s game was the first that he’s missed, the story added.

Does Jakobi Meyers still desire to be traded?

“Oh, for sure. But I'm a professional at the end of the day. I'm just trying to play good football.”

Meyers went on to say, “I got no control over that. If I'm here, I'm here.” So it at least sounds like he'll continue to play if a trade isn't made. He's also open to an extension. Given the reports there are a lot of WR-needy teams, it's very possible Meyers gets moved to a better situation.

It looks like the Jets are going to have a new starting quarterback against the Bengals in Week 8.

Head coach Aaron Glenn declined to name a starter after replacing Justin Fields with Tyrod Taylor for the second half of their loss to the Panthers and he said he was still considering the choice on Monday, but Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports that the team is “moving toward” making Taylor the starter.

The story went on to say Glenn will speak to reporters on Wednesday, but a signal about the direction they’re going came when team owner Woody Johnson spoke to reporters at a league meeting in New York on Tuesday. Johnson noted that “it’s hard when you have a quarterback with a rating that we got” and complimented the defense while saying he thinks things would look good “if we could just complete a pass,” the story went on to say.

The Vikings are opening RB Aaron Jones' 21-day practice window.

Related players: Jordan Mason

This means Jones could be ready to go as quickly as Thursday night against the Chargers. However, that's not yet a lock. We'll need to monitor the practice reports to get a better idea. Jones would cut into Mason's workload, and especially be used in the passing game.

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell says the team put J.J. McCarthy (ankle) through an on-field workout this morning, and while the team is encouraged, "he's just not there" on a short week.

Carson Wentz starts again, Max Brosmer backs him up and McCarthy will be the emergency No. 3.

Kevin O'Connell says if this were a Sunday game, McCarthy might have a chance to go. That would seem to put him on track to be available to start Week 9 against the Lions, Pelissero went on to say.

Bowles says Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving are "getting better" but didn't know whether either are in play to return to practice this week.

It sounds like both could be victims of a short week as the Bucs are coming off a Monday night game. The Bucs then have a bye in Week 9, so it really looks like both could sit out again and come back after the off week. It will be worth monitoring this week.

It’s a short week, and the Vikings could be shorthanded at quarterback.

Both J.J. McCarthy (ankle) and Carson Wentz (left shoulder) were listed as limited participants in a Monday practice that didn’t actually happen. That keeps the door open for the possibility that undrafted rookie Max Brosmer will get the start.

Brosmer has served as the backup to Wentz during McCarthy’s absence. And Brosmer has impressed the Vikings in his limited time in the NFL.

The story said the Vikings may have no other choice. It mentioned that McCarthy, even if healthy, hasn't practiced enough to play. Wentz's play, in addition to his injury, could be a factor in the team going with Brosmer, especially after some questionable decisions against the Eagles in Week 7. Brosmer is a name to at least keep an eye on. He's been in our news in the past because the Vikings seem to be high on him, so it may not be that much of a stretch to see him get the call.

Houston Texans wideout Nico Collins suffered a concussion during a 27-19 loss Monday to the Seattle Seahawks, according to coach DeMeco Ryans.

"We'll evaluate him as the week goes on," Ryans said.

Related players: Christian Kirk, Jayden Higgins, Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel

The trend has been for players to miss at least a week after a concussion, so Collins owners will want to be sure to follow his progress. The Texans host the 49ers in an earlier Sunday game and considering there are also six teams on byes this week, now is the time for a plan just in case Collins is out for Week 8.

Bucs WR Mike Evans suffered a broken collarbone and is out for most of the year, coach Todd Bowles announced. Absolutely brutal.

Related players: Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, Kameron Johnson, Ryan Miller, Cade Otton

There is no official timeline yet for Evans, but by "most of the year" we have to assume if Evans can come back it would be for a Bucs deep playoff run. As far as the rest of the season goes, Egbuka should take over as the team's WR1 but is dealing with a hamstring issue. Godwin has been out as well, leaving Shepard and the Johnsons as next up. If Godwin remains out, Shepard and Tez should fall in line behind Egbuka. However, Otton could be a sneaky play going forward as well. He was targeted nine times and finished with a 7-65-0 line on Monday night.

Veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett’s tenure in Tennessee did not last long.

Lockett asked for and will receive his release, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Lockett hasn’t done much for the Titans, with just 10 catches for 70 yards this season. The story said the news of his impending release has been leaked, but the release is not yet official and it means it’s still possible for a team to trade for Lockett.

Mike Evans was playing his first game since Week 3 when he injured his hamstring.

His return didn’t last long.

The Buccaneers wide receiver was carted off the sideline after stretching out for a deep pass from Baker Mayfield with 5:00 remaining in the first half. Evans had the ball until his shoulder and head hit the ground.

Evans appeared to be knocked out briefly. He remained on the ground for a while and appeared woozy and in significant pain as athletic trainers helped him off the field. He was ruled out with a concussion and a shoulder injury.

QB Brock Purdy likely a reach to return this week at Houston, “will continue like he did last week,” said Shanahan, noting Houston turf not a factor.

Related players: Mac Jones

Purdy was limited all last week but didn't play. It looks like Purdy could again be a limited participant in practice this week with the end result up in the air for Week 8's game - which is an early game at Houston on Sunday. The SNF broadcast briefly talked about turf toe injuries and essentially called them unpredictable with good days and bad days in the recovery, and we seem to be seeing that with Purdy.

After missing three games with a hamstring injury, Mike Evans will make his return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lineup on Monday night. Coming into the game with a questionable tag, Evans will be active for the first time in almost a month, sources told CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz.

Furthermore, Emeka Egbuka, who suffered a hamstring injury last week and was also listed as questionable, worked out pregame and will play, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

Related players: Baker Mayfield

Evans seemed to have a better chance to play, but now both WRs will go on MNF, giving Mayfield a couple of more weapons in what could be a high-scoring game with the Lions.

Falcons HC Raheem Morris told reporters that Michael Penix has bone bruise in his foot that now will leave him day to day.

Related players: Kirk Cousins

The Falcons play an early Sunday game at home against the Dolphins, which is a great matchup. Considering it's a week with six NFL teams on their bye, Penix owners may want to pick up Cousins just to be safe. The earlier start will give owners time to make adjustments if they need to.

Dan Quinn: Jayden Daniels had an MRI on his hamstring and good news, it's not significant or long-term, but not sure of his status for Monday night.

Related players: Marcus Mariota

We won't know more until later in the week, but those counting on Daniels in Week 8 will need a backup plan. Mariota will get the call if Daniels can't play, but if you have a better option it may be best to go that direction. With six teams on byes in Week 8, owners should make a plan sooner than later.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said last week that he expects quarterback Lamar Jackson to return to action after the team’s Week 7 bye, but he wasn’t on the field for the team’s first practice since returning to work.

Multiple reporters at Monday’s practice shared that Jackson remains off the field, the story said. It went on to say the Ravens did get some players back on the field - linebacker Roquan Smith and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie were both practicing after missing time with hamstring injuries, so that makes the fact that Jackson wasn't among those players something to pay attention to.

Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said TE Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers should be ready to go after the bye week.

Bowers is dealing with the knee injury and Meyers has both knee and toe issues. The Raiders could certainly use both back in the offense. Bowers owners are hoping he can return to last year's form, and he did have five targets for 108 yards in Week 1.

Dave Canales plans to continue with two back approach with Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle. Two players he says he can trust.

The duo were fairly close in snaps, Hubbard had 38 to Dowdle's 33, and in touches, Dowdle had 18 to Hubbard's 16, and that should remain similar at least for another week. While it's not ideal for fantasy owners of either back, with Bryce Young out this week and Andy Dalton filling in, both backs should have enough fantasy value for lineups - at least until there becomes some kind of separation.

Tests showed that Dolphins TE Darren Waller has a strained pectoral that is not expected to require surgery, per source. He will be considered “week to week at this point.”

Related players: Julian Hill, Tanner Conner

The week to week tag suggests Waller is at least in doubt for Week 8, and possibly longer. Owners will want to have another plan in place at that position and the likes of Hill and Conner probably can't be trusted in typical fantasy leagues.

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel did not lose his job on Monday and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa kept his as well.

Related players: Quinn Ewers, Zach Wilson

McDaniel said after Sunday’s 31-6 loss to the Browns that “everything is on the table” concerning changes in the wake of what he deemed a “very, very humbling loss” that dropped the team to 1-6 on the season. The alternatives to Tua are Ewers, who is a rookie, and Wilson.

Sources: Saints RB Kendre Miller tore his ACL on Sunday and will miss the remainder of the season.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Devin Neal

As the post went on to say, it's a tough blow for Miller, who was starting to carve out a role in the offense with 193 rushing yards and 1 TD on the year. Neal is likely next up behind Kamara, but Neal has just three carries on the season as a rookie this year. The Saints will most likely have to make a move for another running back. Miller was averaging over seven touches a game.

Bryce Young was not able to finish Sunday’s win for the Panthers and now he is unlikely to suit up for Week 8.

Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Young is expected to miss next Sunday’s game against the Bills with a high-ankle sprain.

Related players: Andy Dalton

Dalton will get the start against the Bills. Young has been playing better since the start of the season and has been supported by a very good running game as of late. It will be a tough game against the Bills but Dalton at least has some streaming value in deeper QB leagues. The story added while the return timetable for Young's injury is usually 2-to-4 weeks, it’s currently unclear how long Young will be out.

Big change seem inevitable for the 1-6 Miami Dolphins. No changes reportedly are coming today.

Ian Rapoport of NFL media reports that no changes are expected “at this time” from owner Stephen Ross. As explained on Sunday’s Football Night in America, Ross intended before the season began to give coach Mike McDaniel and G.M. Chris Grier the full year before making decisions about the future.

The story went on to say Sunday’s loss to the Browns becomes the low point in a lost season for the Dolphins. With Ross taking heavy flak from Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald and with a customer base potentially on the verge of revolt or (even worse) full-blown apathy, it’s going to be hard to justify doing nothing, the story added. With a Week 8 game at Atlanta followed by a short-week visit from the Ravens, it’s likely that no changes will be made until after the Thursday night contest against Baltimore.

Aaron Glenn says he hasn't decided on his QB yet.

Related players: Justin Fields, Tyrod Taylor

Taylor came on to replace Fields in the second half of Sunday's game. He was just 10 for 22 for 126 yards and also threw two interceptions. But Fields again struggled in Week 7 after netting minus-10 yards in Week 6. The team was without Garrett Wilson at WR but Sunday's loss to the Panthers showed there may not be much of a difference between Fields and Taylor. It's a fantasy situation to stay far away from at this point as rumors circulate of a Jets trade deadline fire sale as well.

Jaguars coach Liam Coen said earlier in the week that he needed to get Travis Hunter more involved in the offense, and the touchdown was a natural part of that. Hunter set career highs in targets (14), receptions (eight) and receiving yards (101) against the Rams. He also played just 12 snaps on defense, down from last week's 22.

"There definitely was a plan going into the game that we wanted to utilize him more on the offensive side of the ball, specifically trying to get the ball into his hands," Coen said. "Then the first half was just kind of funky the way we couldn't get anybody the ball consistently and get into a rhythm and then he was able to make some plays in the second half."

Related players: Brian Thomas Jr.

BTJ was dealing with the injury at the end of the game as well, and it remains to be seen what his status is going forward. But outside of one week, Thomas hasn't stood out and if the injury causes him to miss time, Hunter could have an even bigger role in the offense. It definitely seems the team is purposely trying to get Hunter the ball, which is good news for fantasy owners.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels exited Sunday‘s game against the Cowboys with a right leg injury.

After a tackle, Daniels grabbed at his right hamstring as we walked off the field and went right to the blue tent. Daniels has already missed two games this season with a knee sprain. Marcus Mariota averaged about 175 passing yards and had three passing touchdowns in his two starts in Weeks 3 and 4. We’ll wait and see what the extent of the injury is and if Daniels will miss time again. Washington’s bye isn’t until Week 12.

Panthers QB Bryce Young left Sunday‘s game against the Jets with an ankle injury.

After initially being ruled questionable to return, the Panthers have ruled Young out for the rest of the game. Andy Dalton has taken over at quarterback. Young went 15/25 for 138 yards and a touchdown. We’ll get more word down the line on his injury. The Panthers face the Bills in Week 8.

The Jets have made a switch at the quarterback position, going with Tyrod Taylor to start the second half.

Justin Fields’ benching felt inevitable. Fields has struggled almost all season and was arguably the biggest reason the Jets’ offense looked lost since their strong showing in Week 1. It started coming to a head last week in London when he threw for just 45 yards in a 13-11 loss to the Broncos. Incredibly, Fields hasn’t thrown an interception all season. But that’s about the only highlight so far of his season.

The 49ers activated TE George Kittle from injured reserve.

Kittle will make his first appearance since Week 1 after missing five games. He scored a touchdown in the season opener against the Seahawks. He immediately returns to being one of the top options at the position in fantasy and should be a favorite target for Mac Jones, who gets the start again as Brock Purdy works his way back from injury.

The Commanders downgraded WR Deebo Samuel to out for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys.

Samuel missed practice all week with a heel injury. This sets up Luke McCaffrey and Chris Moore as the top two wide receivers for Washington Sunday as Terry McLaurin is out again — he did return to practice this week — and Noah Brown is on injured reserve.

The Buccaneers ruled out WR Chris Godwin (fibula) and RB Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder) for Monday’s game against the Lions. They are also considering WRs Mike Evans (hamstring) and Emeka Egbuka (hamstring) as game-time decisions.

Rachaad White will get another start in the backfield for the Bucs while the passing game could be up in the air. With Godwin and Jalen McMillan out and Evans and Egbuka 50/50, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson and Kameron Johnson could lead the charge on the outside with Cade Otton getting more targets over the middle at tight end. Whoever is on the field will see a good matchup as the Lions have had issues at the cornerback position (Terron Arnold is also injured) and their safety group won’t be 100 percent (Brian Branch is suspended and Kerby Joseph’s status is up in the air).

49ers ruled out QB Brock Purdy (toe) and WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) for Sunday night’s game against the Falcons.

49ers QB Mac Jones starts again.

Related Players: Kendrick Bourne, Jauan Jennings, Demarcus Robinson

We would've expected this to be Jauan Jennings weeks, but he's got a laundry list of ailments himself. Bourne can be considered a WR3, and if George Kittle ends up going, he should be locked into lineups as well.

Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr., who is in concussion protocol this week, is off the injury report and good to go Sunday versus the Packers.

Related Players: Zay Jones, Michael Wilson, Greg Dortch

MHJ will get Jacoby Brissett throwing him the ball this week, but it's arguable whether or not that's actually a downgrade from Kyler Murray. Consider Harrison a WR3 for Week 7.

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell says Carson Wentz will start Sunday vs. the Eagles.

Max Brosmer will back him up and J.J. McCarthy, who is listed as questionable, will serve as the emergency No. 3 QB as he continues to work his way back from a high ankle sprain.

Fire up the narrative game talk. Wentz is probably a little thin as a QB streaming option, but he's got a nice floor as a SuperFlex QB2.

Titans have ruled out WR Calvin Ridley for Sunday’s game vs. the Patriots due to his hamstring injury.

Related Players: Elic Ayomanor, Van Jefferson, Tyler Lockett, Chimere Dike

We could continue to see a little more run out of rookie Dike, but the real beneficiary here is classmate Ayomanor, who is a nice Flex option against a Patriots defense that ranks 27th in WR aFPA.

TE Brock Bowers is listed as doubtful and WR Jakobi Meyers is questionable for Sunday’s game in Kansas City.

Related Players: Michael Mayer, Tre Tucker, Dont'e Thornton, Jack Bech

Mayer is a good streaming candidate this week, but the other ancillary pieces are a little risky to depend on. Tucker could be an interesting WR4 option without Jakobi, but Geno Smith can be ignored in leagues of all sizes.

Browns TE David Njoku is out for Sunday’s game vs. Miami due to his knee injury.

Related Players: Harold Fannin

This locks Fannin in as potentially the best streaming option of the week, and he should be viewed as a top-10 TE against the Dolphins defense.

Wide receiver Jalen Coker (hamstring) will be active on Sunday so he will play for the first time this season. A roster move must be made Saturday as he comes off injured reserve.

Related Players: Tetairoa McMillan, Xavier Legette, Hunter Renfrow, Jimmy Horn

Coker could (very) easily become the No. 2 option in the Panthers passing game with no one else stepping up behind Legette. It's better to take a wait-and-see approach as it pertains to this week, but he should be on radars moving forward.

Canales says Chuba Hubbard is good to go.

Related Players: Rico Dowdle, Trevor Etienne

After two massive performances, Dowdle is incredibly likely to have the RB1 role with Hubbard being eased back in, which keeps him as a strong fantasy play. We'll have to see how things play out for the rest of the season.

Commanders coach Dan Quinn tells reporters that WR Terry McLaurin is out for Sunday.

Related Players: Deebo Samuel, Luke McCaffrey, Chris Moore, Jaylin Lane

Samuel is also dealing with an injury issue which could keep him out, which is awful news ahead of a juicy matchup against the Cowboys defense. If both were to miss, McCaffrey would be a very interesting sneaky start.

Bucs receiver Mike Evans did not practice today, but that’s part of his weekly routine and doesn’t represent any kind of setback with his hamstring. Still tracking well for Monday.

Related Players: Chris Godwin, Emeka Egbuka, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, Kameron Johnson

This is no guarantee that Evans will be ready for Week 7, but it sure would put a damper on some of the waiver claims for Shepard and the Johnsons earlier this week. Regardless, this would be a nice boost for Baker Mayfield, and would have Evans managers feeling better for a healthy second half of the season.

Rams WR Puka Nacua and RT Rob Havenstein are OUT for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars.

Everyone else is good to go.

Related Players: Davante Adams, Tutu Atwell, Jordan Whittington

This pushes Adams into fringe WR1 territory. Whittington and Atwell will be the most likely beneficiaries as secondary options, with the former offering a higher floor as a WR4 option.

Jets star wide receiver Garrett Wilson (knee) won’t practice today and won’t play Sunday vs. the #Panthers, sources tell @CBSSports.

There’s some hope though that he could maybe be back as soon as next week’s game vs. the Bengals, per sources.

Related Players: Josh Reynolds, Tyler Johnson, Allen Lazard

Someone is going to catch passes from Justin Fields this Sunday, but outside of TE Mason Taylor, the reward is not likely to be worth the risk starting them in your fantasy lineup. Wilson will be in a good spot next week for the Cincinnati defense.

Bears RB D'Andre Swift was limited in today's practice with a groin injury after being a full participant yesterday in what was actually a walk-through and estimated participation. More info tomorrow on how he responds.

Related Players: Kyle Monangai, Roschon Johnson
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Could we actually get to see run out of Roschon Johnson in the year 2025? Seems possible but unlikely, as Monangai is the only other option that has seen semi-meaningful snaps in the Bears offense. The rookie will be an interesting RB3/4 option if Swift is forced out of Week 7.

For a second straight day today, Rams WR Puka Nacua didn’t practice due to his ankle injury.

Related Players: Davante Adams, Jordan Whittington, Tutu Atwell

Nacua seems like a stretch to play Week 7, which pushes Adams into fringe WR1 territory. Whittington and Atwell will be the most likely beneficiaries as secondary options, with the former offering a higher floor as a WR4 option.

During open part of Cardinals practice Kyler Murray working but with PS pass catchers. Jacoby Brissett and Slovis with regular pass catchers. Murray looks OK throwing, however.

Brissett looks like he'll be in line for the start, as he's been with the No. 1 offense all week. He'll get a tough matchup against the Packers' defense, though, so he should stay off fantasy radars in most leagues.

Commanders WR Terry McLaurin, who missed the past three games with a quad injury, was not present at today’s practice ahead of Sunday’s game vs. the Cowboys.

Related Players: Deebo Samuel, Luke McCaffrey, Chris Moore, Jaylin Lane

McLaurin returned to practice yesterday, but that may have been some false hope. If he's able to go in Week 7, he and Deebo will have a fantastic matchup against a Dallas defense that ranks 32nd in WR aFPA.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Christian Watson “looks great” in practice and said “we’ll see” if he’s activated for Sunday’s game.

“Just trying to build up to where we feel comfortable and he does.”

Related Players: Matthew Golden, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks

Even if Watson does suit up, we should expect the usual heavy rotation of Green Bay receivers. When he is fully healthy, he'll find a boom-bust role that will be difficult to depend on in fantasy.

Mike Evans is expected to return to practice today for the Bucs.

Related Players: Chris Godwin, Emeka Egbuka, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, Kameron Johnson

This is no guarantee that Evans will be ready for Week 7, but it sure would put a damper on some of the waiver claims for Shepard and the Johnsons earlier this week. Regardless, this would be a nice boost for Baker Mayfield, and would have Evans managers feeling better for a healthy second half of the season.

Before the practice, coach Andy Reid said Rashee Rice will make his season debut Sunday when the Chiefs host the Las Vegas Raiders (1 p.m. ET, CBS).

"How many snaps he gets, [I don't know]," Reid said of Rice. "He's excited to be back in and going. I think getting through practices [this week] will be good for him to get into the swing of things. He's been working hard. He's in good shape."

Related Players: Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, Tyquan Thornton, Travis Kelce

We could see a bit of a snap count for Rice, but we wouldn't assume they would be putting him on the field if they weren't going to use him. Even if he is limited, this should be quite the upgrade for Patrick Mahomes, while the intermediate work for Kelce could end up taking a backseat to the far more explosive option. Rice should be considered more of a fantasy WR2 than WR1 as he ramps up.

Rams WR Puka Nacua didn’t practice today due to his ankle injury.

Related Players: Davante Adams, Jordan Whittington, Tutu Atwell

Nacua seems like a stretch to play Week 7, which pushes Adams into fringe WR1 territory. Whittington and Atwell will be the most likely beneficiaries as secondary options, with the former offering a higher floor as a WR4 option.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, who missed last week's game because of a foot injury, returned to practice today on a limited basis.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

The Cardinals' offense has (once again) looked pretty mediocre, even with Brissett throwing for 300+ yards last week. Murray obviously adds more with his legs, but the Packers defense could end up making either one of them a moderate fantasy play in Week 7.

Kyle Shanahan says QB Brock Purdy (toe) and TE George Kittle (hamstring) will return to practice today as limited participants.

Related Players: Mac Jones, Jake Tonges

Still early in the week, so we'll see if anything changes, but this is clearly a good sign. Even in a limited fashion, Kittle would be right back on the fantasy radar, while Purdy would have a pretty difficult return against a Falcons defense ranked third in schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed to the position.

The Commanders have placed WR Noah Brown on Injured Reserve, knocking him out the next four games. He's dealing with a groin injury.

In better news, coach Dan Quinns said Commanders WR Terry McLaurin (quad) will practice this week.

Related Players: Deebo Samuel, Chris Moore, Jaylin Moore

Still early in the week, but this is obviously a step in the right direction for McLaurin. If he's able to go in Week 7, he and Deebo will have a fantastic matchup against a Dallas defense that ranks 32nd in WR aFPA.

Bengals placed TE Mike Gesicki on injured reserve due to a pectoral injury.

Related Players: Noah Fant

Fant is an interesting touchdown-or-bust dart throw in very deep leagues over the next couple of weeks, but he has yet to hit 30 yards in a game this season, so his ceiling is extremely capped.

Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore was hospitalized after Monday night’s game in Washington for what the team termed “precautionary medical attention,” but the news is good today.

Bears head coach Ben Johnson said today on ESPN 1000 that Moore is doing well.

“It was precautionary. I think we got some good news on that. He should be coming back today, here, and I think he’ll be day-to-day going forward. It was a groin deal that he was dealing with and I think we’re going to be OK,” Johnson said.

Moore's status will be up in the air for Week 8 until we get more information from the practice report. The Bears host the Saints in Week 7.

Bills HC Sean McDermott said DT DaQuan Jones is "week-to-week" with a calf injury. WR Joshua Palmer is also "week-to-week" with an ankle injury. LB Matt Milano, WR Curtis Samuel and TE Dalton Kincaid is "day-to-day."

Related players: Dawson Knox

Kinkaid was a game-time call before being ruled out for Monday Night Football. One can assume Kincaid was close to going this past week, but with the team on a bye in Week 7 it likely played a factor in him sitting out. Week 8 looks looks like a solid bet for his return.

Kimani Vidal’s performance Sunday could change how the Chargers approach the running back market ahead of November’s trade deadline. Omarion Hampton must miss at least three more games. When Hampton does return, the Chargers will need a second back to pair with him.

The story said the Chargers were going to be in the market for a running back with Najee Harris out for the season. But the author went on to say Vidal's performance may change the team's approach. The story added Vidal will likely need to string together more performances like last week. Looking like the odd man out to start the year, Vidal was convinced to sign with the practice squad. The story added Vidal's also improved in pass protection, making him a possible option for passing situations and third down snaps, even when Hampton returns.

Thirty days. That’s how long Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy went between practices.

He returned Monday for the first time since the lead-up to the Week 2 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Coach Kevin O’Connell talked about the positives of having McCarthy back. He did not, however, officially name McCarthy as the team’s starter ahead of this weekend’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Not even after Carson Wentz, who has performed adequately in starting the Vikings’ last three games, was also dinged up in the two games overseas.

The story said the team is building back McCarthy's mechanics after a long time between practices. The story also said the Wentz is dealing with a "pretty serious shoulder injury." A lot of times teams will name the starter on Wednesday so that could be what's happening here.

Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore was taken from Monday night’s game in an ambulance to a nearby hospital, where he remained overnight

The team announced that Moore was staying for “precautionary medical attention.” Bears wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle-El reportedly rode in the ambulance to the hospital with Moore while the rest of the team headed to the airport for the flight home to Chicago.

The story went on to say Moore caught three passes for 42 yards against the Commanders. He took a couple of hard hits but did not appear to be seriously injured at any point during the game. The Bears have not provided any further detail about the nature of the medical attention he needs.

Kyle Shanahan says the team hopes TE George Kittle (hamstring) returns to practice this week.

The 49ers could certainly use some good news on the injury front. Kittle has been out with a hamstring injury since Week 1, when he caught four balls for 25 yards and a TD. He would likely be a big-time target for whoever is playing quarterback for the 49ers. It's a Sunday night game against Atlanta in Week 7, so owners will need to monitor Kittle this week and have a plan in place.

Bills TE Dalton Kinkaid is OUT for Monday Night Football.

Related players: Dawson Knox, Cole Kmet

Kinkaid was able to practice this week but will not suit up for this week's game on Monday night. A lot of owners could be in a bit of a bind, but Knox could be a serviceable option on your wire. Kmet, of the Bears who also plays on Monday night, could also be an option.

Jonathan Gannon had no interest in the inevitable questions.

Will Kyler Murray remain the starting quarterback when he returns from his foot injury?

“Yeah.”

Why?

“He’s the starting quarterback.”

Related players: Jacoby Brissett

If you watched the Cardinals game you maybe couldn't help but notice the offense did seem to run a bit smoother with Brissett under center, even though the team fell to the Colts 31-37. Brissett threw for 320 yards and two TDs in the loss, he even ran for 19 more yards. It's possible Murray has to miss at least one more week according to some reports, so Brissett could get another chance, and it's another tough challenge against the Packers. The Cardinals do have a bye in Week 8.

WR Garrett Wilson underwent an MRI today and appears to have avoided a serious knee injury, per source, but it probably still means some down time.

Related players: Josh Reynolds, Tyler Johnson, Arian Smith

It seems like it's been a common theme today - discussing injuries as they relate to teams' byes - but Cimini went on to point out it's worth noting that the Jets have two more games (CAR, at CIN) before their bye and it's possible that factors into the timetable for Wilson.

Commanders WR Deebo Samuel, listed as questionable for tonight’s game against the Bears due to a heel injury, is expected to play.

Samuel was called "very questionable" on some NFL shows leading up to Sunday's games, but it appears he's good to go for MNF. With Terry McLaurin likely out, Samuel should be heavily involved in the offense.

Who will start at quarterback when the Vikings play the Eagles in Week 7?

If head coach Kevin O’Connell knows the answer, he’s not yet telling the public.

In his Monday press conference coming off a Week 6 bye, O’Connell told reporters that he isn’t ready to project where the team will be at the end of the week. Both J.J. McCarthy (ankle) and Carson Wentz (left shoulder) are still returning from injury.

Wentz looks to be the favorite here since McCarthy may not be ready to practice fully this week. Injury reports could tell us a lot but at this point, Wentz seems a bit further along. The Vikings host the Eagles in an earlier Sunday game.

Has Rico Dowdle earned the right to be the Panthers starting RB? Dave Canales: "We’ll see."

Related players: Chuba Hubbard

Dowdle has been on fire over the last two weeks, so it would be hard to take the ball away from him when Hubbard returns to action. That said, Hubbard has certainly had his share of success over the last few seasons as well. Ultimately, it's hard not to envision a committee situation when Hubbard does return. It should be noted that Hubbard didn't practice last week leading up to Week 6, so there is a chance he'll be eased back into things slowly, so we'll have to monitor the practice report this week. The Panthers travel to take on the Jets in an earlier Sunday game.

The Raiders have played without tight end Brock Bowers the last two weeks and his status for Week 7’s trip to Kansas City was a topic at head coach Pete Carroll’s Monday press conference.

“I’m hopeful, but we’re looking after him,” Carroll said. “There’s a big bye coming up and all that kinda stuff. An extra week, a couple of weeks you’d get, before you’d have to come back. I’m optimistic always, but that doesn’t mean we’re getting him back. You look at the long haul of it, it might be best to just guarantee that he’s full speed and back. So we’ll see how we handle that.”

Bowers is dealing with a knee injury that he suffered in Week 1 and played through for several weeks before sitting out in Week 5. On Monday, Carroll said he’s hopeful that Bowers is well enough to play against the Chiefs but certainly left to door open to Bowers coming back in Week 9 after the bye. The Chiefs-Raiders game is an earlier game on Sunday so owners should have plenty of warning.

Cowboys COO Stephen Jones says on 105.3 The Fan that WR CeeDee Lamb, OG Tyler Booker and WR KaVontae Turpin could potentially play this week against the Commanders.

Hopefully we'll know more after Wednesday, especially if we see Lamb has been able to practice in any kind of capacity. Since he wasn't placed in IR, it would make some sense the team is targeting Week 7 as a return for Lamb.

The Titans have fired coach Brian Callahan.

The team announced the move on Monday afternoon, making Callahan the first coach to be fired during the 2025 regular season.

PFT went on to say in the story that the last straw for Callahan came in Las Vegas on Sunday, a 20-10 loss after which defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons said the team had one of its worst weeks of practice. Callahan exits with a record of 4-19. An interim head coach has not yet been named.

Good news for the Bucs: The hope is Mike Evans, Benjamin Morrison and Zyon McCollum can return to practice this week.

Related players: Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, Ryan Miller, Kameron Johnson

The return of Evans would be a nice boost to the Bucs offense. The team next plays on Monday night against the Lions so Evans' owners will need to hope he isn't a game-time call. Egbuka is likely going to miss Week 7 with a hamstring injury and Godwin has already been ruled out leaving Shepard and Tez and Kam Johnson to be the other WRs. It very well could be a high-scoring affair next Monday against the Lions.

Bucs HC Todd Bowles told reporters that RB Bucky Irving (foot, shoulder) and Chris Godwin (fibula) are “not in play” for next Monday night’s game against the Detroit Lions.

Related players: Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, Ryan Miller, Kameron Johnson, Rachaad White, Sean Tucker, Baker Mayfield

It's disappointing news but it's at least nice to know heading into waivers this week and when the time comes to set your lineup. The hope for Irving is he's back for Week 8, but the Bucs do have a bye in Week 9, so that could also be a factor in any decisions. Neither Godwin or Irving were placed on IR, so the hope is both are back inside of four weeks. The Bucs hope Evans can play this week, but Egbuka is likely out with a hamstring issue. White will get a majority of the touches at RB with Irving out and Tucker will get a share as well - as the Bucs continue to shuffle guys in and out of their lineup.

This opens the door to potentially benching Justin Fields if he has another bad game.

“When you look at what Fields did, the games that he played,” Glenn told reporters. “Listen, I didn’t think he was bad at all. I actually thought he did some pretty good things in those four games. In this fifth game, he took a step back. I’m with you guys 100 percent. And we can’t have that. And we have to get better than that. And he knows that. And he knows that better than anyone. So I don’t think you try to bench a player after having one true bad game. Because I thought the other games he played fairly well.”

Related players: Tyrod Taylor, Brady Cook

Fields' job looks to be safe for Week 7, which is a home game against the Panthers and a possible chance for the Jets offense to get right. But, the Panthers have been better lately. The Jets then play the Bengals in Week 8 before a bye in Week 9. Taylor would likely get the chance to start if the team does make a move, but these next couple weeks look to be a perfect opportunity for Fields to solidify his starting position.

Rams WR Puka Nacua, the NFL’s leader in catches, suffered an ankle sprain that will likely cause him to miss time, per me and Mike Garafolo.

Related players: Davante Adams, Tutu Atwell, Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield, Tyler Higbee, Matthew Stafford

Rapoport went on to speculate that it would make sense for Nacua to be out next week against the Jaguars, then the Rams a bye in Week 8, which would allow Nacua to regroup and further assess his injury. It's possible Nacua could be back for Week 10 if this is what the Rams opt to do. Nacua will be missed in fantasy lineups no matter how long he's out. Adams would be the clear WR1 but it could mean more looks for Atwell and Whittington. TE Higbee and the running backs could pick up the slack as well. In an update to this story, Nacua is considered day to day by the team, which does give him a chance to play in Week 7.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka will miss time with a hamstring injury.

Related players: Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, Ryan Miller, Kameron Johnson

Egbuka will get an MRI today. Rapoport said the injury doesn't seem as serious as Evans' hamstring injury, but it's looking like he's going to at least miss this week's game against the Lions. The Bucs then play the Saints before their Week 9 bye, so it's very possible we don't see Egbuka until Week 10. Rapoport said Evans is getting closer to a return and Godwin is week to week. Anyone on the Bucs who plays the WR position could be in play for fantasy lineups, at least for Week 7. It was Kam Johnson and Tez Johnson who both stood out with TD catches against the 49ers.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension is now over and he is eligible to play Sunday vs. the Raiders.

Related players: Patrick Mahomes

The Chiefs and Mahomes get back another weapon for their offense which looks to be clicking, at least at times this season, especially this week when knocking off the Lions on Sunday night. When we last saw Rice to start 2024, he collected 24 catches on 29 targets in three games, piling up 288 yards and two touchdowns. It may take a little time to get Rice up to speed, but Rice was with the team in training camp before his suspension started which should only help. The Chiefs host the Raiders in Week 7 in an early Sunday game.

Saints RB Alvin Kamara has been the subject of trade calls, but his stance was made clear — He doesn’t want to go anywhere.

Related players: Kendre Miller, Devin Neal

Beat writer Nick Underhill reposted Rapoport's report and confirmed Kamara is the kind of guy who wants to give everything to one city. However, it doesn't mean for the right price the Saints wouldn't move on from Kamara as they need assets going forward to become more of a contending team. This could be a situation to watch if you're a Kamara owner. A move to a contending team could increase fantasy value, but could also come with less of a workload.

Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka left Sunday’s game against the 49ers with a hamstring injury.

As if the Buccaneers haven’t suffered enough injuries on offense. Tampa was already without Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan. Yet somehow, they are sitting at 5-1 because of the incredible play of QB Baker Mayfield. Egbuka entered Week 6 fourth in the league with 445 yards and tied for second with five touchdowns. Cade Otton (5-51), Kameron Johnson (4-64-1) and Sterling Shepard (2-51) led the receiving corps Sunday — Otton saw the most targets with six. The Bucs play at Detroit on Monday night in Week 7.

Titans WR Calvin Ridley left Sunday’s game against the Raiders with a hamstring injury.

Ridley suffered the injury in the first half and was originally ruled questionable to return. He is now done for the day. He ends up with just one catch for 18 yards.

Colts QB Anthony Richardson suffered an orbital fracture during pregame warmups before Indy’s game against the Cardinals Sunday.

Head coach Shane Steichen told reporters the news after the game. This explains the Colts making Richardson inactive Sunday and having Riley Leonard backing up Daniel Jones. Richardson reportedly suffered the injury in the locker room during to a malfunctioning piece of apparatus. Richardson was taken to the hospital. The Colts won, 31-27, to improve to 5-1.

Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters after Sunday’s win that WR Puka Nacua has an ankle injury and he is uncertain if Nacua will be able to play next week in London against the Jaguars.

Nacua did return to the game but was mostly a decoy. He finished with just two catches for 28 yards in the 17-3 win. The Rams have their bye in Week 8, so it’s not out of the question for the Rams to sit Nacua next week and give him an extra week to recover.

Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. is being evaluated for a concussion.

Update: Harrison has been ruled out.

Harrison is questionable to return after taking a hit to the head in the second quarter. The Cardinals are already dealing with a number of injuries on the offense, including QB Kyler Murray and RB Trey Benson. Zay Jones and Michael Wilson are the next receivers up.

Commanders WR Deebo Samuel did not practice Saturday with a heel injury.

Samuel is officially listed as questionable for Monday against the Bears. Keep an eye on this one as Samuel went from no practice Thursday to limited Friday to no practice Saturday. Washington already ruled out Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown. If Samuel can’t go, Washington’s top receivers would be Chris Moore, Luke McCaffrey and Jaylin Lane.

The Falcons ruled out WR Darnell Mooney for Monday against the Bills with a hamstring injury.

Mooney suffered the injury in Week 4 against the Commanders and the bye week didn’t get him all the way back, as he still missed practice time this week because of the injury. This will be the third missed game this season for Mooney due to different injuries — a training camp shoulder injury caused him to miss Week 1. Drake London sets up as a top-ten receiver option this week. Ray-Ray McCloud and Casey Washington will work behind London.

The Commanders ruled out wide receivers Terry McLaurin (quad) and Noah Brown (groin/knee) for Monday’s game against the Bears.

This will be the third straight game McLaurin will miss and the fourth straight for Brown. WR Deebo Samuel is dealing with a bruised heel and looks to be close to a game-time decision. If he can go, he’s the top option for Jayden Daniels. Samuel hauled in eight passes for 96 yards and a touchdown in Washington’s 27-10 win over the Chargers in Week 5. Jacory Croskey-Merritt was the only other player with multiple receptions.

Cardinals officially are listing QB Kyler Murray as questionable for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray was off the field on more than one occasion in Week 5, so this is obviously a bad sign for his Week 6 availability. We'll keep an eye on things as we near kickoff, but Brissett would be off streaming radars against the Colts if he does end up getting a spot start.

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy has no injury designation for Sunday night’s game vs. the Lions and is good to go.

Related Players: Hollywood Brown, Tyquan Thornton, JuJu Smith-Schuster

Worthy has made an immediate impact on the Chiefs offense, combing for 17 targets in his first two games back. In a nice matchup against the Lions in Week 6, consider him a fringe WR1/2.

Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase will be questionable for Sunday’s game, coach Zac Taylor said Missed today with an illness.

Related Players: Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas, Mitchell Tinsley

An illness seems like something Chase could potentially play through, but if Cincinnati is getting blown out again, that could end up leading to the wide receiver hitting the showers early. Without more information at the time, it would be hard to take him out of your lineup unless we hear further bad news. For now, keep him and Higgins in lineups ahead of Joe Flacco's first game.

Once again, no Lamar Jackson at today’s practice, putting Cooper Rush in line to start Sunday vs. the Rams.

Looks like another Cooper Rush week, which is not great news for the Ravens offense. It looks like Ronnie Stanley is set to return but anyone outside of Zay Flowers and/or Derrick Henry in your starting lineup would be a tough sell with Jackson out.

Official Panthers injury report doesn’t come out for about an hour but it doesn’t look promising for RB Chuba Hubbard (calf) and RT Taylor Moton (elbow) to play Sunday against the Cowboys. Neither has practiced this week.

Related Players: Rico Dowdle, Trevor Etienne

This is setting up as another Dowdle week, and it will come against his former team, who happen to rank 30th in RB aFPA. If Hubbard does miss, lock Dowdle in as a fringe RB1, and even if he doesn't, Dowdle should be considered a top-24 lock.

Bucs WR Chris Godwin (fibula) is not expected to play Sunday vs. 49ers, per source.

Related Players: Emeka Egbuka, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, Cade Otton

Godwin hasn't looked quite the same since coming back in Week 4, turning 14 targets into six catches and 52 yards. We would say this would open the door for more Egbuka usage, but he's already been the focal point of the offense with Godwin ailing and Mike Evans missing time.

Shepard moves closer up in dart-throw territory, while this *could* finally be a game where Otton makes for a sensible TE streamer.

No Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall at today's practice, but Jauan Jennings was back.

Meanwhile, Mac Jones, (ankle, oblique) was on hand but was jogging gingerly between drills and didn't seem to be doing any throwing.

The 49ers injury list has looked like a scroll to this point in the season but they *do* seem to be getting on the mend. For Week 6, we should treat Jennings as a WR2 against the Buccaneers if he's fully back to health (and Pearsall misses), while Kendrick Bourne makes for an interesting WR3 if both are forced to miss.

49ers QB Brock Purdy also not practicing today due to his toe injury, putting Mac Jones on track to start Sunday at Tampa.

Jones is also dealing with a minor injury, but he looks to be in line to get the start. The Buccaneers actually present a pretty good matchup, which would put him near the top-15 conversation for QB streamers.

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on wide receiver Darnell Mooney: "Right now, Mooney is still day-to-day. We'll see what that is. He'll be out today. We'll get a good feel for what it looks like moving forward."

Related Players: Drake London, Kyle Pitts, Ray-Ray McCloud

Looks like Mooney will likely be out Week 6, which leaves London/Pitts and Bijan Robinson at the top of the food chain. While the other two are obvious starts, this solidifies Pitts in fringe TE1/2 range.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring) remains out of practice.

Lt Ronnie Stanley (ankle) and S Kyle Hamilton (groin) were practicing.

New safeties Alohi Gilman (No.12) and C.J. Gardner Johnson (No.6) are practicing as well.

Related Players: Cooper Rush

Looks like another Cooper Rush week, which is not great news for the Ravens offense. It looks like Ronnie Stanley is set to return but anyone outside of Zay Flowers and/or Derrick Henry in your starting lineup would be a tough sell with Jackson out.

RB Tyrone Tracy, who hasn't played since Sept. 21 because of a shoulder injury, is off the report and good to go.

Related Players: Cam Skattebo, Devin Singletary

Skattebo has done plenty to secure his position as the "1A" in New York, but on an offense that isn't projected to score many points, that's far less valuable with Tracy in the mix. Consider Skattebo more of an RB3, while Tracy has similar upside, with a boost in PPR leagues.

Bengals HC Zac Taylor said Joe Flacco will start Sunday at Green Bay.

Related Players: Jake Browning

Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins managers rejoice. Flacco as a QB streaming option is probably a little too thin, but the targets should be there for the WR tandem, putting them in respective WR1 and WR3 consideration.

The Giants have ruled out there players for TNF against the #Eagles: LB Swayze Bozeman (ankle), LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (hamstring), and WR Darius Slayton (hamstring).

Related Players: Wan'Dale Robinson, Theo Johnson, Jalin Hyatt

An already-thin pass-catching group gets even thinner in a tough divisional matchup. Jaxson Dart has used his legs effectively through his first two starts, but his ceiling is dangerously low for managers anticipating streaming him.

Robinson, likewise, is a low-ceiling WR3 play, while Johnson can be streamed as a top-15 option at tight end.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, dealing with a foot injury, is not expected to practice today. An injury to watch...

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray was off the field on more than one occasion in Week 5, so this is obviously a bad sign for his Week 6 availability. We'll keep an eye on things, but Brissett would be off streaming radars against the Colts if he does end up getting a spot start.

Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (hamstring) is not expected to play Thursday vs. Eagles, per sources.

Hamstring on a short week is tough. Will be out barring surprising uptick.

Related Players: Wan'Dale Robinson, Theo Johnson, Jalin Hyatt

An already-thin pass-catching group gets even thinner in a tough divisional matchup. Jaxson Dart has used his legs effectively through his first two starts, but his ceiling is dangerously low for managers anticipating streaming him.

Robinson, likewise, is a low-ceiling WR3 play, while Johnson can be streamed as a top-15 option at tight end.

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (knee) returned to limited participation in the team’s walkthrough.

The Eagles estimated Barkley as a non-participant on Monday, and a report later clarified that it was “general soreness” that the All-Pro was experiencing.

Barkley is expected to be fine for Thursday Night Football.

Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley confirmed they held a players-only meeting, along with A.J. Brown, on Monday, but the quarterback and running back downplayed it as “just teammates being teammates.”

“Yeah, that’s just us talking about the collective, talking about taking ownership for what we can, talking about how we move forward as a team so we can continue to find ways to win games,” Hurts said, via video from Eliot Shorr-Parks of 94WIP.

Jimmy Kempski of The Philly Voice reported that Hurts, Brown and Barkley met among themselves for two hours to discuss offensive frustrations after the 21-17 loss to the Broncos.

Brown has only 19 catches for 194 yards and a touchdown, and Barkley got only six carries, which he took for 30 yards, against the Broncos. Barkley has 83 carries for 267 yards and three touchdowns for the season, the story pointed out. It also added, per Kempski, the talks were "positive." The Eagles travel to the Giants on Thursday night so we may quickly know how well - or not - things actually went.

In Week 3, quarterback Joe Flacco led the Browns to an upset win over the Packers. On Sunday, Flacco could get a chance to do it again, as the quarterback of the other NFL franchise in Ohio.

Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the Bengals “would like” Flacco to be ready to go for the Week 5 game at Lambeau Field.

Related players: Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins

It will require plenty of extra work to get Flacco up to speed, as to the terminology, plays, and concepts of the Cincinnati offense. And he has no experience with the team’s starting receivers, Chase and Higgins, the story pointed out. However, as the story also mentioned, Chase and Higgins will be the best two receivers he has had during an 18-year career with the Ravens, Broncos, Jets, Browns (twice), and Colts.

Injury sends Jaguars offensive starter TE Brenton Strange to IR.

Related players: Hunter Long, Johnny Mundt

It's a tough loss for the Jags as Strange was having a nice year up to this point. His timeline will be about a month according to reports. He was averaging just shy of five catches and six targets a game.

Petzing said that after rewatching the game, he felt like he didn’t do enough to get the ball to Marvin Harrison Jr. down the stretch:

“Going back and looking at it, I think there’s maybe a couple things I could’ve done differently.”

It's almost silly to post this as news, but it's maybe - just maybe - a sign Harrison will get fed a little more heading into Week 6. There were reports in the offseason QB Kyler Murray and Harrison worked on their connection, and while things are maybe slightly better to start the 2025 season, owners of both were likely hoping for more up to this point.

Brian Daboll is optimistic RB Tyrone Tracy (shoulder) will be able to make his return Thursday night.

Related players: Cam Skattebo

Tracy returned to practice last week but was unable to go in Sunday's game against the Saints. Skattebo has led the way and will likely do so again this week even if Tracy returns on Thursday night against the Eagles. Although opposing teams have had success running the ball against the Eagles this year, Tracy owners probably want to monitor the workload he gets before inserting him back into lineups.

"Arrow pointed up" for CB Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring), OLB Alex Highsmith (ankle) and RB Jaylen Warren (knee).

Related players: Kenneth Gainwell

Warren looks like he's good to go for Week 6 and will likely still give away some touches to Gainwell, who filled in nicely two weeks ago when the team played overseas.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor told reporters on Monday that the team would evaluate its options at quarterback after Jake Browning’s struggles while filling in for the injured Joe Burrow.

According to multiple reports, the Bengals have agreed to acquire Joe Flacco from the Browns.

Related players: Brett Rypien, Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins

Cincinnati will receive Flacco and a sixth-round pick in exchange for a fifth-round pick to complete the rare intra-AFC North trade. We just reported a story earlier today saying if the Bengals do make a change, it will be a QB from outside team who gets the start. Flacco should give the Bengals a steadier option at the position until Burrow is able to return in December. The story pointed out, it's unclear just how long it may take Flacco to get up to speed and if the team will push him to start this week. We'll likely learn more about that as the week goes on.

After previously being non-committal on Joe Mixon's return from injury this season, Texans general manager Nick Caserio said Tuesday his running back — while progressing — needs another month before a decision is made on his availability while on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list.

"He's making progress, so we won't put a particular timetable on it, so I think over the next few three or four weeks, we'll probably get a little more information here, kind of see how he's progressing," Caserio said. "Once we kind of get to that period, probably have a better sense of which way it's going to go for the duration of the year."

Related players: Woody Marks, Nick Chubb, Dare Ogunbowale

Sidelined throughout spring activities, training camp and the preseason, a prolonged foot injury jeopardized Mixon's return to the lineup in 2025, the story went on to say. It at least sounds like the team expects Mixon to make a return this year, but when that will be is anyone's guess at this point. As long as you have an IR spot, it's OK to keep Mixon on your roster, but even IR spots can be valuable as the season goes on. For now, Marks and Chubb look like they will carry the load in the backfield for Houston.

Through five weeks, one of the league’s most effective rookies has been Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt — who may be better known by the simple nickname, “Bill.”

A seventh-round pick in this year’s draft, Croskey-Merritt was good enough in the offseason program, training camp, and preseason that Washington felt comfortable trading Brian Robinson to the 49ers in August. But Washington has continued to see his growth and development, giving Croskey-Merritt his first start in Week 5 against the Chargers.

Croskey-Merritt made that decision pay off with 111 yards rushing on 14 carries with two touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 39 yards.

Related players: Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols

Head coach Dan Quinn told reporters in his Monday press conference that the Commanders elected to lean into aspects of their scheme in which Croskey-Merritt excelled, and the young running back had a strong week of practice, the story said. The story added though he’s had limited carries in the first five weeks, Croskey-Merritt leads the league with 6.6 yards per carry. He’s tallied 283 yards rushing with four touchdowns and caught five passes for 54 yards. "Bill" is probably a familiar names to those in dynasty leagues as our friends at Dynasty League Football suggested to take him later in dynasty drafts this spring. But now he's officially a useful option in redraft leagues as well. Rodriguez had just five carries and McNichols had two touches, so his outlook going forward is strong.

In all likelihood, the quarterback capable of breathing life into the Bengals’ season isn’t on the roster.

Current backup Brett Rypien and practice squad quarterbacks Sean Clifford and Mike White are not in consideration to replace Browning this weekend against the Packers.

Any options left open to, theoretically, replace Jake Browning in Green Bay would have to come from outside the building.

Related players: Kirk Cousins, Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston

Reports Tuesday say the team has released White, which could be an indication a new face is on the way in. Three of the bigger names to be stop-gaps until Joe Burrow returns are Cousins, Wilson and Winston, but it remains to be seen if the Bengals pull the trigger and make a deal. The Bengals are hoping to stay in the hunt until Burrow returns and the talent is still there on offense. It also looks like Browning has another chance this week to keep his starting spot.

Raiders tight end Brock Bowers suffered a knee injury during the team’s Week 1 win over the Patriots and has been dealing with it since.

Bowers did not play in Las Vegas’ loss to Indianapolis on Sunday and his status is now up in the air for Week 6.

“[H]e’s week-to-week,” head coach Pete Carroll said in his Monday press conference. “We got to see what’s going on and see if we can get him back. And he’s dying to play. We went all the way till Saturday’s walk-through to see if he could go, and it didn’t feel like he could. So, we’ll just start over again, do it again this week.”

Related players: Michael Mayer

Bowers owners are likely thinking back to when they heard the knee injury wasn't considered serious. Since then, Bowers had limped through a couple of weeks and now is in danger of missing his second-straight week of action. As the story said, Mayer also didn't play due to a concussion but could be back this week and may be a decent replacement option for Bowers owners.

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley popped up on Monday’s practice report with a knee injury and was estimated as a non-participant.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Barkley has “general soreness” and expects to play in Thursday Night Football against the Giants.

Barkley was listed as a DNP for Monday ahead of Thursday night's game against his former team, the Giants. Ironically, Barkley's snap percentage has been down from last year. The story pointed out Barkley played 85% of the snaps through this point last year compared to 72% this season.

Kyler Murray (foot) will be monitored.

Related players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray was seemingly injured on the play where the snapped ball hit him in the face and the Cardinals lost possession. Murray was shown heading for the locker room but was able to return for the team's next possession after missing a couple of plays. One would assume Murray will be good to go for Week 6, but since the team is monitoring him, we will as well.

Eagles RB Saquon Barkley was listed as DNP Monday with a knee injury.

Related players: Will Shipley, A.J. Dillon, Tank Bigsby

This will be one to watch on a short week against the Giants. Barkley hasn't been much of a factor in the run game this season after going over 2,000 yards last year. He did catch a TD pass in Week 5's loss to the Broncos. We'll keep an eye on this one. If Barkley can't go on a short week, Dillon and Shipley will likely split the workload and Bigsby could be a factor as well.

The Chargers will not have their starting running back for at least the next four weeks.

Via multiple reporters, head coach Jim Harbaugh said in his Monday press conference that Hampton is being placed on injured reserve with the ankle injury he suffered during Sunday’s loss to the Commanders.

Related players: Hassan Haskins, Kimani Vidal, Amar Johnson

Hampton was spotted in a walking boot after Sunday’s game. In five games, Hampton has rushed for 314 yards with two touchdowns and caught 20 passes for 136 yards. Haskins is currently the only other running back on the Chargers’ 53-man roster, the story said, but the workload will likely be split with Haskins and Vidal, who is on the practice squad. Johnson is on the practice squad as well.

Kevin O’Connell said QB Carson Wentz is being further evaluated with the shoulder injury suffered in yesterday’s game. Sounded like he came in pretty sore. One to watch.

Related players: J.J. McCarthy

The Vikings have a bye in Week 6, and then take on the Eagles in Week 7. Reports say McCarthy will be ready to practice after the team's bye so the hope for the Vikings is they'll at least have Wentz or McCarthy ready to go. It will be an interesting decision for the team if both quarterbacks are ready to play, especially considering the Vikings are playing one of Wentz's former teams in the Eagles in Week 7.

Quinn said he's "optimistic" about Terry McLaurin for this week and reiterates that he and others -- Noah Brown, Sam Cosmi -- are trending in the right direction.

Having the extra day helps, too, the post points out. The post went on to say we'll find out more later this week, perhaps with the practice report. The extra day could work against fantasy owners if McLaurin comes down to a game-time decision. Coming up with a backup plan now may be a good idea, but we'll keep updating McLaurin's status.

Jaylen Warren getting work in to start the week.

Related players: Kenneth Gainwell, Kaleb Johnson

Warren was a scratch in Week 4, an early game overseas. Those who missed that news and left Warren in lineups ended up with a zero, while Gainwell had a big day filling in. We'll still need to see the practice report this week, but this news at least seems positive that Warren could return for Week 6, after the team's Week 5 bye. The Steelers have an early game on Sunday of Week 6, so owners will have time to adjust lineups.

Patriots running back Antonio Gibson will not be able to return this season.

According to multiple reports, tests have confirmed that Gibson suffered a torn ACL during Sunday night’s victory over the Bills.

Related players: Rhamondre Stevenson, TreVeyon Henderson

Gibson saw limited work but was considered a solid pass protector, which gave him more snaps in those situations. He was also a kick returner and that's where he suffered his injury. Stevenson had another fumble in the win over the Bills but still led the team in carries with seven carries. Gibson and Henderson each had six carries so Gibson's work will at least need to be split up.

Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart remains on the team’s injury report heading into a Thursday game against the Eagles.

Dart was a full participant all of last week, but he’s listed as limited on Monday’s report. It is just an estimation of Dart’s participation level because the team did not actually hold a practice.

Related players: Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, Darius Slayton, Tyrone Tracy

Dart was 26-of-40 for 202 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions in Sunday’s 26-14 loss to the Saints. Dart also ran seven times for 55 yards and lost a fumble in the game, the story said. Slayton was listed as a non-participant due to a hamstring and Tracy (shoulder) was also limited, the story said.

With Chuba Hubbard day to day this week and Rico Dowdle having a career day vs. MIA, Dave Canales says Panthers view it as having two good backs. "It's a good problem."

Fantasy owners will totally disagree that it's a good problem. There is still a chance the Panthers could ease Hubbard along and he'll still miss Week 6, but owners will want to see how practice goes this week. Dowdle has likely earned himself more touches even when Hubbard is back to 100%.

Christian Watson is practicing for the first time since tearing his ACL in last season’s finale against Bears, opening his window to return from injured reserve. Big news for Packers offense.

There were reports before the season started that Watson would be itching to go as soon as possible and the team may have to hold him back. We weren't sure if and where Watson would have a role in the offense when he returned as well. But with Jayden Reed hurt and Matthew Golden yet to really burst onto the scene, Watson could have fantasy value sooner than later. There was no specific timetable for Watson's return, but the team has 21 days to decide. He may be worth a pickup if he's still on your waiver wire.

The Colts had a lot to smile about after a 40-6 win over the Raiders on Sunday, but one down note involved kicker Spencer Shrader.

Shrader got hit while kicking an extra point in the second quarter of the game and had to be helped off the field due to a knee injury. He was ruled out a short time later and head coach Shane Steichen’s limited update on his condition suggests he’s going to be out of action for a while.

“It doesn’t look good, but I don’t have the full update,” Steichen said, via the team’s website.

Shrader made 13 field goals in September, the story pointed out, but the Colts look like they will be in need of a new kicker heading into Week 6.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor sounded open to the possibility of a quarterback change after Jake Browning struggled again in a 37-24 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Taylor said he plans to evaluate why the offense struggled in a third straight defeat. Browning threw three interceptions before he led the Bengals to three touchdowns in the final quarter to trim the final margin.

"After a game like that, we're going to look at all personnel to make sure we're doing the right thing," Taylor said when asked if he still believes in Browning moving forward. "I won't shy away from that because it's a very fair question after the amount of turnovers that we had."

Related players: Brett Rypien, Mike White, Sean Clifford

As the story pointed out, Browning was 26-of-40 passing for 251 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. But all three TDs and 133 of those yards came in the fourth quarter, after Cincinnati was walloped early for a third consecutive week. The list of QBs behind Browning aren't impressive but the team may be desperate for any kind of spark so be sure to monitor this situation this week if you play in deep superflex or multiple QB leagues.

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy turned his ankle and popped up on the injury report, Ian Rapoport reported.

Worthy is also dealing with his shoulder injury, but returned last week with a 5-83-0 line. Rapoport said the ankle injury isn't serious and it won't keep him from playing Monday night against the Jags. Owners can keep him in lineups, but may still want to make sure when the inactives come out ahead of Monday night's game.

Chargers RB Omarion Hampton may miss time with an ankle injury, according to Ian Rapoport.

Related players: Hassan Haskins, Scott Matlock, Kimani Vidal

Hampton was in a walking boot leaving the stadium and Rapoport speculated that usually means missed time in ahead. Hampton is still going through tests, according to the post, but owners may want to prepare now to be without Hampton. The RB load will fall on Haskins and Vidal if Hampton does have to miss time.

Titans activated RB Tyjae Spears off injured reserve in time for him to make a season debut Sunday against the Cardinals.

Related Players: Tony Pollard

We'll see how much run Spears gets, but this is definitely a potential issue for Pollard, who has had great volume, but remains on a bad offense that isn't putting up any points. Spears can be left on benches, but Pollard should be downgraded into RB3-range.

The Cowboys ruled out WRs CeeDee Lamb and KaVontae Turpin, as well as starting G Tyler Booker and T Tyler Guyton for Sunday's game vs. the Jets.

Related Players: George Pickens, Jalen Tolbert, Ryan Flournoy, Jake Ferguson

It should be the Pickens/Ferguson show once again, as they both project as top-5, volume-based plays at their respective positions. There is at least some hope for Lamb returning in Week 6, so managers can breathe a sigh of relief.

Ravens game status report Sun. against Texans:
QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring), FB Patrick Ricard (calf) MLB Roquan Smith (hamstring), CB Marlon Humphrey (calf) and CB Chidobe Awuzie (hamstring) are all OUT.

QB Cooper Rush will start. Tyler Huntley will be elevated from PS as No.2.

Outside of Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers, we should be avoiding the Ravens with Jackson sidelined.

Titans WR Calvin Ridley (knee/elbow) returned to practice today on a limited basis and is officially questionable for Sunday's game at Arizona.

Related Players: Elic Ayomanor, Chigoziem Okonkwo, Tyler Lockett

The last thing Cam Ward needs is *less* firepower, but it looks like he could be playing with a compromised WR1, which lowers his fantasy value to the bottom of the barrel. Ayomanor has been coming along nicely to this point in his rookie season and can be considered a fringe WR3/4 regardless of his teammate's game-time status.

No practice for a second straight day for Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, who has been battling a knee injury.

Related Players: Ian Thomas

What started as a potential "rest day" looks to be a little more serious now. Ian Thomas can be left out of streaming consideration, even if the sophomore misses Week 5.

The Giants are listing RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (shoulder) as doubtful for Sunday vs. the Saints.

RB Cam Skattebo (knee) is off the injury report and good to go, as is QB Jaxson Dart (left hamstring). DL Dexter Lawrence (illness) is questionable.

We should see another healthy dose of Skattebo after the team made it clear they want to ride the run game as much as possible with a rookie QB and an injured Malik Nabers. Skattebo should be considered an RB2 and has legit 25-30 touch upside if the game stays close at all.

The Colts are ruling out WR Alec Pierce, CB Kenny Moore II, RB Tyler Goodson and S Daniel Scott.

Pierce is a bit of a surprise seeing how he's been practicing, but he did not pass the concussion protocol, according to Shane Steichen. That's his second straight game.

Related Players: Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs

In a follow-up question with Shane Steichen, he said "working through that" regarding Adonai Mitchell playing this week, which is all the more interesting with Pierce out. It's possible we see a condensed target tree with Pittman, Downs, and Tyler Warren taking the vast majority of the work. Pittman is a WR2 candidate, Warren an obvious TE1 and Downs would move up into a WR4 role for managers searching for WR help.

Cowboys not ready to make calls until after practice on status of injured guys like Tyler Guyton, Tyler Smith, KaVontae Turpin. "We've got to figure out a number of guys," Brian Schottenheimer said. CeeDee Lamb, Tyler Booker will miss second straight game.

Related Players: George Pickens, Jalen Tolbert, Ryan Flournoy, Jake Ferguson

It should be the Pickens/Ferguson show once again, as they both project as top-5, volume-based plays at their respective positions. There is at least some hope for Lamb returning in Week 6, so managers can breathe a sigh of relief.

Bucs RB Bucky Irving (foot) is expected to miss Sunday’s game vs. Seahawks and is in danger of missing next week vs. 49ers, per source.

Rookie Josh Williams figures to be active this week as a third back in Irving’s absence.

Related Players: Rachaad White, Sean Tucker

We're expecting White to be the "lead back" here, but we should still see a good amount of Tucker, which limits the former's upside. Consider them respective low-end RB2 and RB3s.

Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard, who has been dealing with a calf injury the last couple of weeks and hasn't practiced this week, is expected to miss Sunday's game against the Dolphins. Rico Dowdle is the team's backup.

Related Players: Trevor Etienne

Dowdle should make for a volume-based RB2/3 but he has slightly less juice than Hubbard, and could see a bit more Etienne than we've been used to. The rookie could be in the RB4 range, but should be reserved as a desperation play in deep leagues.

Raiders TE Brock Bowers, who was a limited practice participant Wednesday due to a knee injury, didn’t practice today.

Related Players: Ian Thomas

Hopefully this was more of a rest day, but Bowers has been dealing with this issue for a few weeks now. Ian Thomas can be left out of streaming consideration, even if the sophomore misses Week 5.

The Commanders have ruled out WR Terry McLaurin, WR Noah Brown and G Sam Cosmi before traveling to LA to play the Chargers.

Related Players: Deebo Samuel, Luke McCaffrey, Zach Ertz, Chris Moore

Still no word on Samuel, so that's a good sign for his availability this weekend. He earned nine opportunities last week, turning them into 81 total yards and a touchdown. He'll be locked into a WR2 role unless he has a pre-game setback.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson did not practice for a second straight day with a hamstring injury.

Safety Kyle Hamilton (groin) also didn’t practice Thursday after being limited yesterday.

Related Players: Cooper Rush

All signs are pointing toward a Cooper Rush start versus the Texans defense, and that's not something we'd want to attack in fantasy. Outside of Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers, we should be avoiding the Ravens with Jackson sidelined.

Lots of updates from Bucs practice:

Not practicing: Mike Evans, Bucky Irving, Jamel Dean, Benjamin Morrison, Christian Izien.

Practicing: Baker Mayfield, Tristan Wirfs, Lavonte David, Chris Godwin, Zyon McCollum, Haason Reddick, Tykee Smith, Logan Hall, Greg Gaines, Charlie Heck, Sterling Shepard.

As Greg said, lots to take in here, but not a ton of surprises.

As it stands, we're not expecting any positive Week 5 news for Irving or Evans, which locks Godwin, Emeka Egbuka, and Rachaad White into fantasy-friendly roles, while Mayfield should be in low-end QB1 consideration unless he experiences a setback.

Carson Wentz will start for the Vikings in London vs. the #Browns on Sunday, per a league source.

Rookie QB J.J. McCarthy still isn’t ready and hasn’t practiced this week. Now officially out.

This seemed to be the case for a while now, as the Vikings have a Week 6 bye which gives the pseudo-rookie extra time to heal. Consider Wentz a fade this week against a tough Browns pass rush.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (knee) was officially a full participant in practice today and is on track to start against the Chargers on Sunday.

WRs Terry McLaurin (quad), Deebo Samuel (heel), and Noah Brown (groin/knee) all did not practice.

Related Players: Marcus Mariota

We'll hold off on making sweeping takeaways for the WR room, but it's certainly not encouraging that McLaurin isn't out there after missing Week 4. We'll keep an eye on things as the week progresses.

It looks like Daniels is well on his way to returning to fantasy lineups here in Week 5.

QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring) is among eight Ravens not practicing.

Related Players: Cooper Rush

It's looking like Jackson's hamstring is going to keep him out of Week 5, which means Cooper Rush will likely get the start. Against the Texans defense, consider him a fade.

Brock Purdy (toe), Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Jauan Jennings (ankle, ribs) are OUT for Thursday’s 49ers-Rams game.

Related Players: Mac Jones, Christian McCaffrey, Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Jake Tonges

Sheesh. With the lack of firepower, Jones should be more of a desperation streamer if your waiver wire is barren. Bourne and Robinson can probably be left off of lineups as well.

Cardinals RB Trey Benson is being placed on injured reserve due to his knee injury.

Related Players: Emari Demercado, Michael Carter, Bam Knight

Well this escalated quickly. Rumblings around the league have Carter, not Demercado, taking the early-down role while the latter handles third-down snaps, but we wouldn't expect either to have anything near a bell-cow role. This is probably a situation we'd like to watch play out before going all-in with either guy, but they should both be in the RB3/4 range for desperate managers.

Buccaneers do not fear Bucky Irving’s foot sprain is a long-term injury, per source. The team considers it a week-to week-injury.

Related Players: Rachaad White, Sean Tucker

We're assuming this is more of an even split between White and Tucker, but the former should presumably get the bigger chunk of the work, so he's on the RB2/3 fringe.

The Cleveland Browns are benching veteran quarterback Joe Flacco and will turn to rookie Dillon Gabriel as their starter for Sunday's game in London against the Minnesota Vikings.

This likely points toward a reduction in the Browns' league-high pass rate, which would impact a receiving group that's already difficult to trust in fantasy. Gabriel is not a streaming candidate and should be very deep in QB2 consideration for SuperFlex leagues.