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Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters that RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) will return from his knee injury and play against the Cowboys on Thursday.

Related players: Kareem Hunt

All signs pointed to that when Pacheco was listed as a full participant in the practice report from Monday. Pacheco will cut into Hunt's touches as long as he's healthy, but it remains to be seen what kind of workload Pacheco will get his first week back.

The Saints are releasing K Blake Grupe. Cade York has been signed to replace him.

The Saints also worked out Justin Tucker, who is off his 10-game suspension but ultimately went with York. Grupe has kicked for the Saints since 2023.

It sounds like Aaron Rodgers will only be sidelined for one week with his left wrist fracture.

In his Tuesday press conference, head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters that he’s optimistic about Rodgers playing in the Week 13 matchup with the Bills.

Related players: Mason Rudolph

Tomlin said Rodgers worked his tail off to try and get on the field last week, but ultimately it was Rudolph who got the start. Tomlin added Rodgers will be limited early in the week but added he's comfortable with Rodgers general trajectory.

Behind the scenes, the team’s reviews of Max Brosmer's play and disposition were constantly rosy. It might seem easy to say this now, with Brosmer potentially set to start Sunday in Seattle, but this opportunity almost felt like an inevitability.

Related players: J.J. McCarthy

We've been reporting on Brosmer since Carson Wentz got banged up playing when McCarthy was out earlier this season. McCarthy hasn't been great as of late, but is now in concussion protocol and his status is unknown heading into Week 13. It will be a tough draw for either QB, playing at Seattle. But, the story talks about how the Vikings have loved Brosmer since going undrafted, and he impressed HC Kevin O'Connell since the summer, running the third team offense against the Titans, leaving O'Connell to say, “Moving the team and getting the ball out. He was seeing things at a veteran-level type of eye progression.” Brosmer may not be a must-grab off the wire in typical leagues and one-QB leagues, but in deeper formats and dynasty leagues, especially superflex, if Brosmer is on your wire he could be worth stashing, as there seems to be a lot of question marks surrounding the Vikings QB room currently.

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.

Baker Mayfield's status for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals remains uncertain, but there are no long-term injury concerns.

Related players: Teddy Bridgewater, Bucky Irving

If Mayfield can't go, Bridgewater would get the start and the story said the Bucs would likely have to tweak their offense. The Bucs could be getting Irving back just in time if that's the case, but how many snaps Irving would get - assuming he plays - would be a big question for fantasy owners. The Bucs have a home game against the Cardinals in the early window Sunday, but Mayfield owners may want to plan now just in case.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice was limited on Monday. RB Isiah Pacheco was listed as full.

Related players: Patrick Mahomes, Kareem Hunt

Rice is dealing with a hamstring issue and this will be worth monitoring on a short week. It looks like Pacheco (knee) will return to the lineup after a full practice, which will cut into Hunt's workload. Also, Mahomes is dealing with a groin injury, but was also listed as having a full practice.

Bengals RB Samaje Perine (high ankle sprain) would have been a full participant if the team had practiced today, per the estimated injury report.

Related players: Chase Brown, Tahj Brooks

This is updating a previous story about Brooks being in concussion protocol and looking like he won't be able to play in Week 13. With Perine practicing fully, he'll backup Brown. Brown has been producing the fantasy numbers as of late, but Perine is likely to get some work well, perhaps especially in the passing game.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has another injured body part.

Jackson, who missed more than a month earlier this season with a hamstring injury, has recently been listed on the injury report with knee and ankle injuries.

On the Monday report in advance of Thursday’s game against the Bengals, Jackson has a toe injury.

He would not have participated in practice, if the Ravens had conducted a full practice. It was a walk-through. Jackson hasn't looked the same since his return and now seems to be collecting more lower body injuries. It's a really juicy matchup against the Bengals on Thursday night, and with the return of Joe Burrow for the Bengals, the Ravens may have no choice but to put up points.

Terry McLaurin was back at practice today too, Quinn said.

Jhabvala pointed out that today's practice was more of a jog-through, but it still seems like good news. McLaurin made the trip overseas the last time we saw the Commanders in action, but didn't play, so that hope is McLaurin is trending in the right direction. The bad news is, it's going to be a tough matchup against the Broncos if he plays, and we also reported earlier today it will be Marcus Mariota under center in Week 13 as well.