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Ja'Kobi Lane may be out a bit longer with a fractured wrist.

Lane and the Ravens are getting second and third opinions this week, according to the post, so there is no official timetable at this point. Lane played on about 40% of the offensive snaps and was targeted three times, including once in the end zone. He finished with a catch for 11 yards. Lane was a popular pick in dynasty drafts after having a strong camp.

Lions running back Isiah Pacheco started the season on injured reserve, and he won’t be on the field any time soon.

Pacheco had back surgery and is out for the foreseeable future, Lions head coach Dan Campbell said today.

“It’s gonna be a while. It’s gonna be a while. I really can’t — it’ll be a significant amount of time,” Campbell said of Pacheco’s recovery.

Related players: Jacob Saylors, Jahmyr Gibbs, Sione Vaki

Ian Rapoport reported that Pacheco could be back in December, the story said. It's safe to say the Lions will be looking for RB help as the they want to be sure to keep Gibbs fresh and healthy this season. The story added Vaki struggled in pass protection on Sunday, and Campbell described him as “inconsistent.” Saylors did not get any offensive snaps. The Lions making a move for another back could have some fantasy impact, so be sure to follow the situation.

The Falcons are not ready to name a starting quarterback for Week 2.

Cooper Rush got bumped into the starting role after Tua Tagovailoa injured his oblique during practice last week and went 12-of-22 for 143 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in a 20-13 loss to the Steelers. Undrafted rookie Jack Strand was the only other available quarterback because Michael Penix was inactive and head coach Kevin Stefanski said that he never considered putting Strand in against Pittsburgh.

Ian Rapoport is reporting Tua is considered day to day with an oblique strain while also adding it might be too early for Penix to play recovering from his ACL injury.

While Raiders tight end Brock Bowers underwent a knee procedure last week, there appears to be a real possibility that he could play in Week 2.

Head coach Klint Kubiak told reporters on Monday that Bowers is characterized as day-to-day.

The Raiders will likely be smart with their top target, the story pointed out, but Via Sam Warren of TheAthletic.com, Kubiak added that Bowers is “working his tail off to get back out on the field,” and that it’s “really important to him to play as soon as possible.” There was a report that surfaced Sunday that Bowers has a real chance to play in Week 2. At this point we likely have to wait for practice reports later this week to get a better idea. The Raiders are at the Chargers in the later window of Sunday's games.

Panthers WR Jalen Coker (ankle) said he doesn’t expect to miss time.

Coker had a boot on his left foot in the locker room after the game, but the post said Coker commented, “Just rolled my ankle a little bit.” The post went on to say the injury happened in the first quarter and this boot is precautionary. It's good news Coker returned and put up big numbers, but it's still worth keeping an eye on as players tend to be optimistic about their status. Coker is going to be a huge waiver wire pickup this week in typical leagues. He had a line of 8-132-2 in Week 1.

"I anticipate Deshaun Watson will be our starter," Week 2 for the Browns, per Todd Monken.

Related players: Shedeur Sanders

Watson finished with 205 yards passing, a touchdown and an interception. He also had at least one pass that could have been a second interception. Watson added 38 yards rushing on six carries. It was a rough start for Watson and the Browns were down 24-0 at the half. His lone TD pass came in the fourth quarter and by that point the score was 34-3. Watson seemed to be on a two-week trial before the Browns returned home in Week 3. One would think Watson will need to play very well in Week 2 to have any chance of playing in front of the home fans he has an unsteady relationship with in Week 3.

Coen expects WR Brian Thomas Jr (shoulder) to be active against Broncos,

Thomas left the game but did return, making his status for Week 2 at least a little safer of a call for fantasy owners at this point in the week. Thomas had a 3-40-0 line in Week 1 and was targeted three times. Thomas had been dealing with a shoulder injury in camp but looks like he'll be on the field for what should be a tough matchup against the Broncos.

Chargers WR Ladd McConkey dealing with rib injury

McConkey was getting tests done on Monday and the hope is we know a little more later today. McConkey left the game and didn't return but had a line of 5-82-1.

RB TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) and C/G Ben Brown (knee) will return to practice today, per Mike Vrabel.

Related players: Rhamondre Stevenson

It's a great sign Henderson is able to get back on the practice field early in the week after he missed Week 1's game last Wednesday. Henderson is at least trending in the right direction for Week 2, and could end up a much-needed weapon in the passing game, especially now with A.J. Brown on IR. The Patriots host the Steelers in an early window game in Week 2.

The Seahawks appeared to go into Week 1 with a game plan of splitting snaps between Jadarian Price and George Holani — likely in part to ease Price into things some. Price had 24 snaps to the 23 of Holani, who had 29 yards on eight carries.

Price’s workload figures to only increase the next few weeks. And when Zach Charbonnet returns at some point around midseason, the Seahawks can worry then about getting each enough work.

If you were hoping Price would get more carries, the story said HC Mike Macdonald noted the Seahawks ran just 48 plays. That was fewer than all but one game last year (47 at Tennessee) and almost 12 off their average last season of 59.7 per game. “If we can keep drives alive on offense, that will give us some more chances to run it,” Macdonald said in the story. “More runs will be better.” The story also pointed out that Price also didn’t get a carry in the preseason after he battled a hip injury. He got significant work in a joint practice with Tennessee before the Seahawks held him out of the final two preseason games.