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TE Trey McBride was out working during the open portion of Cardinals practice. WR Hollywood Brown was not.

Related Players: Greg Dortch, Rondale Moore, Kyler Murray

It's looking like the Arizona receiving group could be in flux this week, with Michael Wilson already declared out and Marquise Brown needing a little help to suit up. With Trey McBride returning to practice on Friday, he could be in for a very healthy Week 13 workload.

The Chiefs say they will probably wait a week on LB Nick Bolton. Everybody else — including RB Jerick McKinnon and WR Kadarius Toney — is expected to play against the Packers.

Related Players: Isiah Pacheco, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

This definitely impacts Isiah Pacheco's ceiling —he caught all of his targets for a 5-34 line in McKinnon's Week 12 absence— but that doesn't mean he isn't a slam dunk play here in Week 13 as a fringe RB1/2. As for McKinnon, he can be considered a desperation FLEX, but keep in mind that he only has two games with double-digit fantasy points on the season.

WR Demario Douglas did enter concussion protocol, per source. He and RB/WR Ty Montgomery were the only players missing at Patriots practice.

Related Players: DeVante Parker, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton

Douglas was trending towards being the only bright spot on the Patriots offense, but it's clear that they're not meant to have nice things in the 2023 season. Douglas has 133 yards and 12 catches on 18 targets over the last two weeks, but he may have a hard time suiting up in Week 13. Parker is the strongest bet to receive a higher target share if he misses, but New England is currently rotating three quarterbacks in at practice, hinting towards more bad game script.

In open portion of Cardinals practice, TE Trey McBride is out here but in baseball cap and just watching.

Did not see:
WR Michael Wilson
WR Marquise Brown
S Jalen Thompson
CB Starling Thomas V
CB Antonio Hamilton

Related Players: Greg Dortch, Rondale Moore

Things are trending in a poor direction for the Cardinals offense this week, ahead of a tough Steelers matchup. Missing both guys would further put the squeeze on Kyler Murray's fantasy value, as he's already playing behind a suspect offensive line. Dortch and Moore could both be in line for desperation FLEX options.

Running back Keaontay Ingram and defensive lineman Ben Stille were both placed on waivers.

As the story said, Ingram became the odd man out in the offensive backfield with James Conner and Emari Demercado both back to health and Michael Carter joining the team as a waiver claim.

Have the Chiefs finally found a go-to wide receiver for Patrick Mahomes in 2023?

Second-round rookie Rashee Rice had a proverbial breakout game on Sunday, catching eight passes for 107 yards with a touchdown.

Reid said Rice is "working to be more Patrick friendly.” Reid added that means, "being willing to fit your game into the offense’s game and how Patrick sees things. He’s done a nice job of being open that way, listening and deciphering what defenses work with what routes and how to manipulate that.” Reid added that Rice continues to get better and earning more opportunities has led to more production.

Despite returning to practice today, Texans RB Dameon Pierce has been ruled out for Sunday.

Related Players: Devin Singletary, Mike Boone

With Pierce missing Sunday's game, Devin Singletary gets bumped into the RB2 range once again.

Texans' RB Dameon Pierce (ankle), WR Noah Brown (knee), and S Jimmie Ward (hamstring) did not practice today.

Related Players: Devin Singletary, Mike Boone, Nico Collins, Tank Dell, Robert Woods, John Metchie

Even as the Texans' offense rotates skill position players on and off the injured list, the offense has been exploding as of late. If Pierce misses, Devin Singletary gets bumped into the RB2 range once again. If Brown were to miss Week 11, Tank Dell and a returning Nico Collins are both borderline WR2 options in a solid matchup against the Cardinals' defense.

Cardinals claimed former Jets’ RB Michael Carter on waivers today.

Related Players: Emari Demercado, Keaontay Ingram

Carter can give Ingram a run for his money, after the latter took 35 rushing attempts for 74 yards in a season with a multitude of Cardinals running back injuries. Carter can remain on deep dynasty rosters but shouldn't be considered in a typical redraft league.