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Rams WR Davante Adams injured his hamstring Sunday against the Lions and head coach Sean McVay sounded pessimistic about his chances of playing Thursday against the Seahawks.

The Rams avoided a scare when Puka Nacua only suffered cramps, otherwise the Rams could have been down their top two wide receivers. They could be without Adams for a huge NFC West showdown in Seattle Thursday but McVay did say he “certainly wouldn’t rule him out yet.” It’s a tough turnaround on a short week so we’ll keep an eye out. Adams caught four passes for 71 yards in the 41-34 win over the Lions.

An MRI Sunday confirmed a torn ACL for Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, the team announced.

Mahomes tweeted, "Don't know why this had to happen. And not going to lie it hurts. But all we can do is trust in God and attack every single day over and over again. Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I will be back stronger than ever."

The Chiefs and Mahomes are exploring surgery options.

Sunday ended up a nightmare day for the Chiefs, losing their star quarterback and being eliminated from playoff contention at 6-8. Gardner Minshew came on in relief and went 3-of-5 for 22 yards with an interception.

Rams WR Davante Adams went to the locker room after pulling up during a route in the fourth quarter.

Adams was running a deep route and began limping before the ball arrived. He was down for a few moments as trainers tended to him. He was able to walk off the field and into the locker room. He is questionable to return.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes will undergo an MRI on his knee Monday, head coach Andy Reid said Sunday.

Mahomes injured his left knee late in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. As a result of the loss, coupled with wins by the Jaguars, Bills and Texans, the Chiefs will miss the postseason for the first time since 2014. We’ll see if that plays into how long Mahomes will be out for, if at all, but this is certainly unfamiliar territory for the Chiefs, to be out of playoff contention with three weeks left. Gardner Minshew came on in relief of Mahomes and threw an interception to seal the game for the Chargers.

Bears WR Rome Odunze re-aggravated his foot injury and has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Browns.

Odunze was initially ruled active for the game but likely had a late issue, causing the Bears to rule him out just before kickoff. If you still can, get him out of your lineup.

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey is expected to play Sunday against the Titans after he was late add Saturday to the injury report with a back injury.

McCaffrey is listed as questionable and while late adds can be a 50/50 ball, it’s sounding like McCaffrey will be available for the start of your playoff run this week against the Titans in what should be a good matchup for him. CMC remains our No. 1 player this week.

The Colts are elevated quarterback Philip Rivers to their active roster, paving the way for Rivers to make his first start in five years against the Seahawks.

This is really happening. 44-year old Rivers is back in the NFL. And because he was elevated to the active roster, he goes from being a Hall of Fame semifinalist to ineligible for another five years, until the Class of 2031. The Colts are desperate to save a season that has completely flipped, having lost four of five and having lost Daniel Jones for the season. Rivers and Brett Rypien are the two healthy quarterbacks on the roster with Riley Leonard dealing with a knee injury.

Mark Andrew has not game status and is good to go. Rashod Bateman is questionable.

Related Players: Isaiah Likely, Zay Flowers, DeAndre Hopkins

The Bengals defense has been so poor against the tight end position, that both Andrews and Likely couldn't legitimately put up top-15 numbers in Week 15.

If Bateman ends up missing, Hopkins could be considered up closer to the WR4/5 range, but there should be better options out there.

Kenny Pickett will, in fact, start against his old team the Eagles, Pete Carroll just confirmed.

Related Players: Geno Smith

This is not a good spot-start situation for Pickett, on a Raiders offense that is one of the hardest to watch in the league. There are better SuperFlex options in Week 15.

The Chiefs ruled out WR Hollywood Brown (personal) and three OL -- Trey Smith, Jawaan Taylor and Wanya Morris -- for Sunday's game vs. the Chargers.

Related Players: Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Tyquan Thornton, Travis Kelce

Outside of a Week 13 touchdown, Brown has been a relative non-factor through most of the second half of the season. Rice is still locked into lineups, while Worthy should be considered down in the WR4 range.