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Bills HC Sean McDermott on QB Josh Allen's elbow injury "He's day to day. And the next question is, 'is he going to play?' We'll see."

Related players: Case Keenum

The injury is considered not to be major, but Allen's status for this week is certainly up in the air as of now. Allen seems like the type of player who would play through it, but the team could lean toward sitting him with the idea of keeping him healthy for the long haul. Continue to monitor his practice status this week. Keenum would be under center if Allen doesn't play but it's obviously a downgrade for the offense in terms of fantasy.

Bills QB Josh Allen is dealing with a sprained right elbow, sources say.

Related players: Case Keenum

The tweet went on to say that Allen's injury is a UCL injury that will limit him this week. While it’s no sure thing that Allen plays vs the Vikings, belief is it’s an injury he can manage moving forward. How he responds this week is key, according to Rapoport.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell told reporters that RB D'Andre Swift did not have any setbacks and "We're hopeful we can give him a little bit more this week."

Related players: Jamaal Williams

The week before against the Dolphins, Swift played 33 snaps, but the Lions came out and said they probably needed to ease him along a little more - and we saw that last week as he played 10 snaps against the Packers. The hope for owners is Swift starts to get more work going forward, but it seems like the team will use caution with their young RB.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell says the plan is to get D'Andre Swift in the game vs. Green Bay and "see where he's at."

Related Players: Jamaal Williams

From an outside perspective, you would think that the team would like to nurse their most explosive offensive weapon instead of giving him touches to "see where he's at," but we're here for fantasy takes. If the team is unsure about the running back's health, you can likely take that as a negative when trying to project his Week 9 workload. Jamaal Williams' stock as an RB2 this week receives a positive bump.

Ravens WR Rashod Bateman will undergo season-ending Lisfranc surgery, John Harbaugh said.

Related Players: Devin Duvernay, James Proche, Demarcus Robinson

Demarcus Robinson was the latest ancillary piece to pop off, going 6-64 on eight targets in Week 8. We know who the real WR1 is in Baltimore, though, and that is Mark Andrews, who is questionable for Week 9 with his own injury issues. Though the trio mentioned above may run into some extra targets, Isaiah Likely may end up seeing a lot more action, regardless of whether or not Andrews is sidelined. The team may also call veteran WR DeSean Jackson off the practice squad to stretch the hamstrings and run some 9 routes, as well.

D’Andre Swift was back in action for the first time in more than a month this past weekend. But the Detroit Lions running back wasn’t 100% while dealing with shoulder and ankle injuries.

Related players: Jamaal Williams, Craig Reynolds, Justin Jackson

And now, according to the story, head coach Dan Campbell openly regrets how much work the team gave Swift during the team’s loss against the Miami Dolphins in Week 8. Campbell told 97.1 The Ticket’s Stoney & Jansen that “he’s not back” and they should’ve spread more of Swift’s work around. Obviously this isn't great news for owners going forward as the Lions will likely reduce his workload until declared fully healthy. Be sure to monitor his practice status this week.

Head coach Harbaugh said that Gus Edwards has a minor hamstring strain. Will be questionable for MNF but hasn’t been ruled out. Harbaugh said that Rashod Bateman’s foot injury is more extensive than originally thought. He’s expected to miss multiple weeks.

Related Players: James Proche, Devin Duvernay

There were reports immediately after Thursday Night Football that Bateman's injury was "not serious," but clearly, that was incorrect. The Ravens already spread the ball around as one of the lightest passing attacks in the league, so it isn't easy to trust a fill-in in your fantasy lineups. Devin Duvernay can be considered a boom/bust desperation Flex play while Bateman is sidelined.

Lions’ RB D’Andre Swift is off this week’s injury report and is expected to play Sunday vs. Miami, WR Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed as questionable.

Related Players: Jamaal Williams

Both Swift and St. Brown should be in fantasy lineups if they're good to go Sunday, in a great bounce back spot against a leaky Dolphins defense.

Head coach Harbaugh said that Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman don’t have serious injuries.

Related Players: Isaiah Likely, James Proche, Devin Duvernay

Andrews was seeing his typical elite usage —five targets on nine routes— before leaving the game with a shoulder issue in the second quarter. Isaiah Likely then took the reins and delivered a 6-77-1 line while leading the team in routes run (35). As for Rashod Bateman, he didn't last much longer and has now become a frustrating fantasy asset, having failed to eclipse 50 yards receiving since Week 3. We'll need to keep an eye on both Andrews and Bateman on practice reports ahead of Week 9.