Giants TE Evan Engram (rib) missed Thursday practice

Running back Josh Jacobs (knee) was listed as out with an injury he’s been dealing with for several weeks.

Jacobs was questionable to play in Week 15, but scored two touchdowns in the loss to the Broncos, the story pointed out. The hope is he'll play this week as well, in a short week with a game on Saturday night. However, it's a key, NFC Central division matchup with Bears. Jacobs' status will of course be worth monitoring as the week goes on.

Luther Burden (ankle) and Rome Odunze (foot) would not have practiced. Burden was injured in last Sunday’s win over the Browns while Odunze aggravated an injury in pregame warmups.

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Burden had a season-high six catches before his injury. The rookie has 36 catches for 479 yards and a touchdown on the season. Odunze has now missed the last two games, but still leads the team with 44 catches for 661 yards and six touchdowns this year, the story said. The Bears and Packers are set to play on Saturday night this week so owners will want to monitor their statuses.

The Buffalo Bills are signing kicker Michael Badgley to the practice squad, the team announced Tuesday. He will wear No. 32 with the Bills.

Badgley last appeared for the Colts earlier this season where he played in seven games and went 10 for 11 (91%) on field goal attempts. He was 4 for 4 on 40-49-yard field goals and 2 for 3 on 50-59-yard field goals.

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Prater is week to week with a quad injury, so it appears Badgley will be doing the kicking for the Bills. He could be a kicking upgrade to your fantasy roster, just in time for the playoffs.