Team news: Denver Broncos

Chiefs out of practice on Tuesday: CB Trent McDuffie (knee), KR Nikko Remigio (knee), WR Rashee Rice (concussion), WR Tyquan Thornton (concussion), CB Jaylen Watson (groin)

Chiefs could be down McDuffie/Watson against WR Courtland Sutton — presenting a tough matchup.

There isn't much reason to get Rice in the lineup for the Chiefs, who were eliminated from the playoffs and are likely down to their third string QB. Even if Rice plays, he could still be a big risk for fantasy lineups, just based on the QB play.

Broncos wide receiver Pat Bryant suffered a scary injury on Sunday on which he stayed down for several minutes, was taken off the field on a stretcher, and put directly on an ambulance. But the news on Bryant Monday morning is good.

Bryant was released from the hospital within hours, according to multiple reports.

The story went on to say that although Bryant was diagnosed with a concussion, he cleared all other testing and does not have a neck or spinal injury, which was an initial concern given his posture when he was knocked to the ground.

"RJ Harvey is coming into form, he's making humongous plays for our football team," RT Mike McGlinchey said. "He did a little bit of everything. He protected well when he needed to, ran the ball well, obviously caught a lot of passes that moved the chains."

"It speaks for itself ... RJ does it all," Broncos defensive end John Franklin-Myers said. "He catches the ball, he runs the ball, he blocks, I mean he tries to block me in practice. To be a rookie and show that it means the most to us."

HC Sean Payton, who is also the Broncos' playcaller, said recently "you haven't seen anything yet," when asked about Harvey's potential in the offense. Harvey was brought along slowly but that was when the team had both Harvey and J.K. Dobbins in the backfield. With Dobbins going on IR last month, the Broncos have had no choice but go with Harvey. Harvey ran for 17-75-1 and in the passing game caught six balls for 25 on six targets. The 17 rushes, 75 yards and six receptions were all career highs for the rookie.

When asked postgame if his trust in the run game changed without J.K. Dobbins, HC Sean Payton gave a clear vote of confidence to RJ Harvey.

“It’s nothing to do with the runner,” Payton said postgame. “Nothing.”

“We’ll watch the tape,” Payton continued, asked on his evaluation of Harvey. “But, trust me. It was just looks where the evaluation will be on how we blocked it, and then the scheme, relative to what we were seeing defensively. The runners were good.”

Related players: Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie

Harvey is averaging just 3.1 YPC outside the tackles this season the story said, which is a reason why the team has missed Dobbins, who is lost for the season. In two games as a lead back, Harvey is averaging just 2.7 YPC. The story pointed out Harvey has missed some holes as of late, making the wrong cut. The good news is Harvey has improved his pass blocking, which will keep him on the field in more situations, and he's thriving as a goal line back. Harvey had 13 carries to McLaughlin's six against the Commanders, and Harvey should continue to be the back to play in the Denver offense.

One key piece on the roster is third-year back Jaleel McLaughlin, who immediately leapt from gameday inactive into a key role as the Broncos’ No. 2 RB against the Chiefs.

Related players: J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey, Tyler Badie

The story started by saying the Broncos tried to sign Dameon Pierce, but he opted to sign with the Chiefs. Piece is formerly of the Texans. It's a sign the Broncos may be looking for help at the position with the loss of Dobbins. The story added Badie's role wasn't going to change as the third down back, so it leaves McLaughlin as the team's RB2. McLaughlin wound up earning six carries against Kansas City and two key goal-line reps in the third quarter, and could be in the line for plenty more in the coming weeks, the story pointed out.

The Broncos placed RB J.K. Dobbins on injured reserve with a foot injury.

The injury will require surgery and likely ends Dobbins’ season. He could be available if the Broncos make a run to the Super Bowl. Dobbins is set to enter free agency. RJ Harvey will step into the main role and Tyler Badie and Jaleel McLaughlin will spell him.

Bills HC Sean McDermott said on WGR-AM that TE Dalton Kincaid and DT Phidarian Mathis are OUT vs. the Buccaneers.

WR Khalil Shakir is "heading in the right direction and should be in a good spot for the game." That's a bit of a surprise.

Related Players: Dawson Knox, Jackson Hawes, Keon Coleman, Joshua Palmer, Elijah Moore, Curtis Samuel

This puts Knox in deep-league streaming territory, but there should be some more readily available options on the waiver wire.

As for the WR room, it would be tough to say who would absorb a lot of the underneath work if Shakir were to miss. It's not exactly Coleman's specialty, but we could see him performing as a WR3 with a couple extra targets.

Broncos I'm told are considering what to do with running back J.K. Dobbins and his foot injury. I was told placing him on injured reserve is being considered.

Related players: RJ Harvey, Tyler Badie, Jaleel McLaughlin

It would be a big loss for Broncos as Dobbins is the primary ball carrier with Harvey doing most of his damage in the passing game. Harvey has had seven games this season averaging 3.0 yards or less per carry. In those same games, he's had five carries or less. However, Harvey would likely be in line to see an increased workload. The good news is he's had three games averaging over 4.0 yards per carry. Badie would be next up, and would be worth a pickup in just about any fantasy format.

Broncos RB J.K. Dobbins suffered a foot injury on what appeared to be a hip-drop tackle Thursday night against the Raiders and is awaiting a second opinion, per source.

Dobbins still finished the game with two carries on the final drive to close out the win.

Related Players: RJ Harvey, Tyler Badie

Dobbins *far* out-touched Harvey in Week 10, even with the rookie's increase in snaps as of late. Harvey would be an obvious beneficiary if the vet misses any time, but we've still got another week to sort out that probability.

Broncos ruled out TE Evan Engram and LB Dre Greenlaw for Sunday’s game at the Chargers.

Related Players: Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull

Engram has accounted for 33 yards through two weeks, so it's hard to say his absence is going to impact the offensive gameplan too much. Trautman can remain on waiver wires.