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The three players the Patriots are listing as out for Sunday night’s game in Denver:

🏈RB Rhamondre Stevenson, Ankle
🏈WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, Ankle
🏈S Jabrill Peppers, Hamstring

Related Players: Ezekiel Elliott, Kevin Harris

Elliott should once again handle the majority of the workload, though it's on a floundering offense. Consider him an RB2 against the Broncos defense.

Titans’ QB Will Levis did not practice today for a second straight day due to his ankle injury.

Related Players: Ryan Tannehill

It's looking very much like Tannehill will be taking the start in Week 16, which isn't exciting for fantasy purposes. This could well be a classic, heavy Derrick Henry game.

John Metchie III (illness), Brevin Jordan (illness), Nico Collins (calf), Shaq Mason (calf), and Jimmie Ward (concussion) returned to practice.

Related Players: Noah Brown, Robert Woods, Dalton Schultz, Xavier Hutchinson

The passing attack didn't look great with Case Keenum under center, but Noah Brown saw a huge target share, turning 11 into 8-82-1. If Nico Collins is good to go for Week 16, he should slide back into the No. 1 role, which should offer a fantasy WR2 with limited upside if C.J. Stroud misses, which looks like the strongest possibility.

Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase will be out this week against PIT, Zac Taylor said.

Related Players: Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Trenton Irwin

Higgins and Boyd get the biggest bump, as a high-end WR2 and low-end WR3, respectively. Chase looks iffy for Week 17 as it currently stands, so see what you can do to insulate yourself for next week, just in case.

Per Ian, he expects Ja'Marr Chase to miss Saturday's big divisional game against the Steelers.

Related Players: Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Trenton Irwin

Rapoport believes this is a week-to-week injury which could impact his availability for Week 17 as well. Higgins and Boyd get the biggest bump, as a high-end WR2 and low-end WR3, respectively.

Bengals star WR Ja'Marr Chase is likely to miss some time, sources said after the MRI on his separated shoulder today.

Related players: Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Trenton Irwin

The expectation is that he is sidelined for this week’s game against the Steelers, and it could extend beyond that, as well, the post went on to say. Owners may not be able to count on his fantasy services for the remainder of the playoffs at this point. Higgins should take over the WR1 role with Boyd and Irvin all moving up the depth chart. The Bengals are alive in the playoff race and Jake Browning has proven to be capable option at QB, so all three WRs could have some fantasy value in the playoffs if needed.

Andy Reid on RB Isiah Pacheco (shoulder): "He'll be back this week."

Related players: Jerick McKinnon, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Reid went on to say Pacheco will be, "good to go, unless there's further setbacks. But right now, everything's positive for him to go." It's good news for owners who have survived to this point of the playoffs. McKinnon's stock seems to be rising much like it did last season at this time, so he'll likely resume his RB2 role with CEH probably falling to RB3.

Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Will Levis is believed to have suffered a sprained ankle. He’s set to have an MRI on Monday.

Related players: Ryan Tannehill, Malik Willis

If Levis is unavailable, the Titans still have Tannehill and Willis on their 53-man roster at quarterback, the story said. As the story also pointed out, Tennessee has been eliminated from postseason contention, but the team would surely like to continue Levis’ development for the rest of the year. Tennessee will host the Seahawks next Sunday afternoon, a potential good matchup for the passing game.

Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis thinks he avoided serious injury after being awkwardly dragged to the turf during Tennessee's 19-16 overtime loss against the Houston Texans on Sunday.

''It could've been a lot worse,'' Levis said. ''It was definitely scarier in the moment than it was, but we will see what the trainers say. But feel all right.''

Related players: Ryan Tannehill, Malik Willis

As the story said, the key will be how Levis feels Monday when all the adrenaline wears off, especially with the Titans eliminated from playoff contention for a second straight season. Levis was knocked from the game on Houston's seventh and final sack with 1:49 left in overtime.

Chiefs ruled out RB Isiah Pacheco for Sunday’s game at New England due to his shoulder injury.

Related Players: Jerick McKinnon, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

The RB split in Week 13 operated basically the way we expected it to, with Edwards-Helaire taking the majority of the between-the-20s looks and McKinnon finding the end zone on limited touches, which seems to be his modus operandi. With Pacheco out again, both back-ups make for worthy FLEX consideration.