Team news: Miami Dolphins

Packers announce QB Jordan Love has been ruled out (shoulder/concussion) for Week 17. Malik Willis expected to start.

The raw passing volume will be down, which takes all Packers pass-catchers down a peg, but Willis is still an interesting streamer for deep/SuperFlex leagues due to his legs. Consider him somewhere in the QB15ish range.

Packers QBs Jordan Love and Malik Willis are both questionable for Saturday night.

Related Players: Clayton Tune

It's in fantasy managers' best interests to plan on a non-Packers QB to start here in Week 17. If either Love or Willis are a go, they could very well be limited, which is too much risk for the Championships.

Packers QB Jordan Love (concussion) limited for a second straight day, while backup Malik Willis (right shoulder/illness) did not participate.

Related Players: Clayton Tune

Tune is the only other quarterback on the roster or practice squad, but if we had to guess, Love is the most likely option to take the field this weekend. If he or Willis ends up getting the start and playing the whole game, they would be in the QB2 middleground for fantasy.

Head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters in his press conference that Jordan Love will be limited for Tuesday’s jog-through practice.

Running back Josh Jacobs, who did not practice all last week with a knee issue, is set to be limited as well.

Related players: Malik Willis, Josh Jacobs

Love is in concussion protocol, having been placed in it during last Saturday’s loss to the Bears, the story pointed out. The story said Willis will also be limited on Tuesday as he deals with a shoulder injury.

Jordan Love is in concussion protocol.
Malik Willis is dealing with a shoulder injury.

As Rapoport said, all concussions are different, but the trend is for players to miss a game when entering protocol. Love owners will want to keep an eye on him this week to see if he can get back on the practice field. Meanwhile, Willis is dealing with a right shoulder injury, but did finish the game. However, this will also be worth monitoring. The Packers play another Saturday game in Week 17 so fantasy owners should have plenty of time to adjust lineups, but may want to start planning now.

Sean McVay said he doesn't anticipate WR Davante Adams (hamstring) playing against the Falcons.

Related Players: Puka Nacua, Konata Mumpfield, Tutu Atwell, Jordan Whittington

It looks like Nacua will be in place to continue his historic run, and just in time for us to cash in on a fantasy championship. The rest of the WR room is a little too thin to be playing in these pivotal matchups.

A major move in Miami: the Dolphins are benching QB Tua Tagovailoa and turning to Quinn Ewers as their new starting QB, per sources.

Ewers’ first start comes Sunday vs. the Bengals.

Tagovailoa has looked unwilling —or incapable— to throw down the field this season, and that, paired with the lack of physical tools to make things happen on the ground, has stifled the Dolphins' offense.

Ewers isn't exactly known for having a big arm, but it's probably in everybody's best interest to see if he can run the offense with similar efficiency. He should be left on waiver wires outside of deep SuperFlex leagues.

Is McDaniel considering a QB change? "The QB play last night was not good enough. Everything is on the table."

Related players: Tua Tagovailoa, Quinn Ewers, Zach Wilson

With the Dolphins now out of the playoffs, the team could opt to make a QB change. Behind Tagovailoa sits Ewers and Wilson, so the choices aren't exactly tempting, but for those in deep superflex leagues, you can never have enough quarterbacks on your roster. The Dolphins have the Bengals, Bucs and Patriots remaining on their schedule.

On Monday evening, NFL insider Ian Rapoport provided a somewhat positive update, stating that Davante Adams was considered week-to-week. That likely means Adams will miss the Rams' Week 16 game with the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night, but Adams could be available for the regular season stretch run, as well as the playoffs for the NFC leaders.

Related players: Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell, Xavier Smith, Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson, Terrance Ferguson

Adams, who had been playing through a mild hamstring issue, appeared to worsen the injury on a deep route with 12:42 remaining in the game. Adams pulled up near the end of his route and crashed to the ground, lying on his stomach helmet down knowing the injury was significant, the story said. The short week won't help Adams and his fantasy owners for Week 16 it looks like, and it's a key game in the NFC West as well. Nacua should continue to get plenty of targets in this contest, and the Rams may look to their TEs to pick up some targets as well. Higbee had a catch for 23 yards, but Parkinson went off for a 5-75-2 line on seven targets.

Dolphins RB De'Von Achane will be practicing Thursday in a red, non-contact jersey for limited participation," coach Mike McDaniel said.

"It'll be a gradual increase in activity and physicality," McDaniel said.

Related Players: Jaylen Wright, Ollie Gordon

McDaniel said Achane likely would have returned to last week's game if it were a closer contest, so we shouldn't be too concerned about his Week 15 availability. Even if Wright earns a few extra touches, Achane should be locked in as a fantasy RB1, unless he has some sort of set-back later in the week.