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Bengals | Ja'Marr Chase 'working through protocol', Tee Higgins limited Wednesday Wed Oct 7, 01:00 PM
Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase is "working through protocol," head coach Zac Taylor said on Wednesday. Chase entered the concussion protocol after leaving Sunday's loss to the Jaguars. Taylor said WR Tee Higgins, who exited late in Sunday's game, will be limited in Wednesday's practice. Safeties Bryan Cook and Kyle Dugger will not practice on Wednesday.
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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) was not seen at the start of Wednesday's practice, Jamison Hensley reported. QBs Tyler Huntley and Joe Fagnano were the two quarterbacks warming up. Jackson will need to make some progress by Thursday to be in play for Sunday's game against the Falcons.
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Dolphins WR Caleb Douglas will not practice on Wednesday, head coach Jeff Hafley said. Hafley said the rookie is "doing better" but not enough to get back on the field yet. Douglas was ruled out of Sunday's loss to the Vikings.
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The Giants are signing QB Jake Haener to their 53-man roster off their practice squad, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported on Wednesday. Haener joins QB J.J. McCarthy on the active roster behind starter Jameis Winston. The move will enable the Giants to activate all three quarterbacks again, although it is more likely that McCarthy takes over as QB2 soon and Haener becomes the emergency third quarterback.
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Commanders WR Terry McLaurin (hamstring) will not practice on Wednesday but will work off to the side, head coach Dan Quinn said. McLaurin was inactive for Sunday's loss to the Colts with the hamstring injury. Washington hosts the Giants on Sunday.
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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said Wednesday that RB Breece Hall, WR Adonai Mitchell and Dylan Parham all remain week to week. TE Mason Taylor and DE Kingsley Enagbare will practice Wednesday, while CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. is still in the concussion protocol. Hall, Mitchell and Taylor were all ruled out for the Week 4 game against the Bears.
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Packers RB Chris Brooks will not practice on Wednesday, head coach Matt LaFleur said. "He'll be out today," LaFleur said of Brooks' injury. Brooks suffered an ankle injury against the Buccaneers on Sunday.
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Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said QB Baker Mayfield, S Antoine Winfield Jr., CB Benjamin Morrison and LB SirVocea Dennis will be out for Thursday's game against the Cowboys. K Chase McLaughlin was added to the injury report on Tuesday with a right groin/hip injury, but Bowles said "he'll be fine."
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Eagles RB Dameon Pierce is signing to the Eagles' active roster from their practice squad, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported.
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The Vikings are signing WR Odell Beckham Jr. to their practice squad, a source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Beckham was released by the Giants after three games. The move comes as Vikings WR Justin Jefferson works through an ankle injury and WR Jauan Jennings has two receptions on four targets in three games.
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Broncos WR Pat Bryant received good news after undergoing an MRI on his injured ankle on Tuesday. He avoided a worst-case scenario, and the injury is expected to be short-term. Bryant had been expected on Monday to miss multiple weeks with the ankle sprain. He had 42 or more receiving yards in three of his four games this season and scored a touchdown in Week 3.
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Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (left elbow) and Bears QB Caleb Williams (hamstring) were the subject of injury updates on Tuesday. As of Monday, Daniels was set to start Sunday's game against the Giants, while Williams was not expected to practice this week and was considered 'week to week,' with QB Tyson Bagent set to start against the Packers.
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Cardinals TE Hunter Long (knee) has been placed on injured reserve. ESPN lists an estimated return of November 8.
| Footballguys view: The Cardinals promoted TE Teagan Quitoriano from the practice squad to the 53-man roster to fill the opening created. |
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The Cardinals placed offensive lineman Paris Johnson Jr., who is out for the season with a torn biceps, on injured reserve on Tuesday.
| Footballguys view: OT Jedrick Wills Jr., the No. 10 overall pick by Cleveland in 2020, is signing with Arizona off Buffalo's practice squad, NFL Network reported. Wills has started 57 games, all for the Browns, and missed the 2025 season to let his injured knees fully heal. |
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Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb (thigh) and CB Joey Porter Jr. (ankle) were again full participants on Tuesday, matching Monday's estimated report from a walkthrough.
| Footballguys view: Both players were injured in Sunday's win over the Texans and appear on track to play in Thursday's game against the Buccaneers. CB Cobie Durant (hamstring), LB DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring) and OT Drew Shelton (hamstring) were again non-participants. OG Tyler Smith (thumb) was limited again after the Cowboys opened his 21-day return-to-practice window on Monday. RB Tyler Goodson (ankle), S Alijah Clark (ankle), S Malik Hooker (forearm) and OLB James Houston (shoulder) remained full participants. The Cowboys will release their final injury report for Thursday night's game on Wednesday. |
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Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (right thumb), S Antoine Winfield Jr. (rib), CB Benjamin Morrison (quad) and LB SirVocea Dennis (ankle/foot) did not participate in Tuesday's walk-through ahead of Thursday night's Week 5 game at the Cowboys. K Chase McLaughlin (right groin/hip) also did not participate.
| Footballguys view: Mayfield, Winfield, Morrison, and Dennis were also listed as non-participants on Monday. The Buccaneers will release their final injury report for this week on Wednesday. Mayfield is all but officially ruled out; Jalon Daniels will make a second start in his absence. |
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Patriots WR Mack Hollins, who suffered a non-contact calf injury in the third quarter of Sunday's 29-26 win over the Bills and never returned, was the only player unable to finish the game whose status is now in question, which head coach Mike Vrabel also said on Monday.
| Footballguys view: If Hollins is limited or unavailable this week, second-year WR Efton Chism III is expected to see extended reps in practice and on game day against the Raiders; Chism had two big catches on the game-winning drive against Buffalo, including a 23-yard touchdown. We'll continue to watch for more. |
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Early indications are that Eagles WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) will miss more than one game, and it seems more likely he won't be able to play against the Jaguars in London in Week 5.
| Footballguys view: With Smith out last Sunday, Darius Cooper was the prime beneficiary. He outsnapped rookie WR Makai Lemon as the team's WR2 in Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Rams, turning a team-high seven targets into three catches for 33 yards and two touchdowns while also playing a significant special teams role. Dontayvion Wicks played the most snaps of any Eagles receiver but ranked third in targets with five. Expect this pecking order to remain in place if Smith is out again in London. |
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Eagles RB Saquon Barkley is considered "week-to-week" with the hamstring injury he suffered in the first quarter of Sunday's loss to the Rams, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported.
| Footballguys view: Head coach Nick Sirianni said Monday, "We'll see," when asked about Barkley's availability for Sunday's game against the Jaguars in London, adding the team would "have more answers for you probably Wednesday." With Tank Bigsby undergoing core muscle surgery and heading to injured reserve, Will Shipley, who rushed six times for 23 yards against the Rams, is the only healthy running back on the active roster. Jaydon Blue, Dameon Pierce, and Carson Steele are on the practice squad. |
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Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb (thigh) was listed as a full participant in Monday's walk-through estimation.
| Footballguys view: The Cowboys host the Buccaneers on Thursday. Lamb caught 17 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's win over the Texans. Expect Lamb to start and play as usual in another favorable matchup this week. |
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Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said on Monday that the goal is for QB Jayden Daniels to "have a full week of practice, full week, and start on Sunday" against the Giants.
| Footballguys view: Daniels and RB Rachaad White are expected to return to practice this week. WR Terry McLaurin (hamstring), held out of Sunday's loss to the Colts, is still being evaluated, and Quinn said he will "give you a better update for him for Wednesday." QB Marcus Mariota sprained the same MCL he injured in training camp and has no exact timetable, while WR Jaylin Lane fractured and dislocated his ankle and "will be out for the year." |
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Chargers WR Ladd McConkey, who has already played through a cracked rib this season, is day-to-day with a foot injury, head coach Jim Harbaugh said on Monday.
| Footballguys view: In addition, S Derwin James Jr. (hamstring) is week-to-week but is expected to stay off injured reserve, and CB Donte Jackson (hamstring) is also week-to-week. Tackle Rashawn Slater sustained a high ankle sprain in Sunday's loss to the Seahawks and is a candidate for IR, while tackle Joe Alt (neck) is still being evaluated but is less likely to be placed on IR. Harbaugh said WR Brenen Thompson (quad), TE Charlie Kolar, guard Kayode Awosika (fibula) and DT Dalvin Tomlinson (hamstring) are "all making good progress." The Chargers play the Broncos in Week 5. |
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New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave caught 8 passes for 116 yards on 12 targets in Monday's 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He was projected for 17.1 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 15.6.
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New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara ran 7 times for 23 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 5 passes for 35 yards on 7 targets in Monday's 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He was projected for 11.2 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 20.3.
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Atlanta Falcons WR Jahan Dotson caught 2 passes for 54 yards and a touchdown on 3 targets in Monday's 45-24 win over the New Orleans Saints. He was projected for 3.5 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 12.4.
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Atlanta Falcons RB Brian Robinson ran 14 times for 62 yards and three touchdowns and also caught 1 pass for 5 yards on 1 target in Monday's 45-24 win over the New Orleans Saints. He was projected for 5.2 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 25.2.
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Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson ran 19 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 1 pass for 2 yards on 2 targets in Monday's 45-24 win over the New Orleans Saints. He was projected for 21.2 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 27.2.
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49ers RB Kyle Juszczyk (hyperextended knee/knee bruise) might miss a few weeks, per the team's Monday injury update, after he was hurt in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win over the Broncos.
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Bears RB Kyle Monangai's thumb injury is more of a day-to-day issue, and he should be OK, head coach Ben Johnson said on Monday.
| Footballguys view: Monangai suffered the injury in Sunday's win over the Jets, when he ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns. The running back told reporters after Sunday's game that he would have further testing today, so Johnson's answer has likely been informed by those tests. We'll continue to follow up. |
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Chiefs WR Tyquan Thornton is expected to miss 12-16 weeks after dislocating his ankle in Sunday's win over the Raiders, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Monday.
| Footballguys view: Thornton will undergo surgery within the week and has a real chance at a late-season or postseason return, Rapoport added. Thornton caught five passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns against the Raiders before leaving with the injury. The Chiefs appear to be interested in adding Tyreek Hill to their roster, but there's nothing concrete on that. For now, Jalen Royals and Cyrus Allen will play larger roles behind Rashee Rice, who's dealing with a hamstring injury, and Xavier Worthy. |
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Free-agent WR Tyreek Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, plans to begin negotiating a deal for his client on Monday with multiple teams, including the Chiefs, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.
| Footballguys view: Rosenhaus has indicated Hill, who is recovering from a dislocated knee and torn ligaments including his ACL suffered in September 2025, could be ready to play in November. The Chiefs were interested in Hill even before WR Tyquan Thornton dislocated his ankle and WR Rashee Rice injured his hamstring on Sunday, and the team reached out to Rosenhaus after those injuries, The Athletic's Michael Silver reported. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes said "it'd be pretty cool" if Hill returned, and TE Travis Kelce said, "I'd love to have 'The Cheetah' back in this building." Stay tuned. |
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Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said the team needs to get RB Sean Tucker more involved after his two-yard touchdown run and fourth-down conversion in Sunday's 17-14 loss to the Packers. "He needs to earn a few reps. I mean, we've got to find a way to split the three backs kind of... it doesn't have to be equally, but, you know, a hot hand should be able to ride a little bit longer," Bowles said.
| Footballguys view: RB Bucky Irving started, led the team with 61 rushing yards and played 37 of 63 offensive snaps, while RB Kenny Gainwell played 27 snaps with three handoffs and caught a touchdown pass, and Tucker played three snaps, carrying three times for 10 yards. Irving is likely to remain the lead back as long as he's healthy, but it sounds like a shift in approach is coming. |
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Bengals WR Tee Higgins (adductor) is considered day to day, head coach Zac Taylor said on Monday. Higgins exited late in Sunday's loss to the Jaguars with the injury.
| Footballguys view: As SI.com noted, adductor injuries are tricky, as are most soft-tissue injuries, so we will have to wait and see how this week goes because we don't know the severity of the injury. Higgins had a monster day with Ja'Marr Chase going down early on Sunday, catching 11 of 16 targets for 157 yards. Higgins often explodes when Chase, who is in the concussion protocol, is out. We'll be following this one closely all week. |
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Eagles WR Darius Cooper outsnapped rookie WR Makai Lemon as the team's WR2 in Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Rams, turning a team-high seven targets into three catches for 33 yards and two touchdowns while also playing a significant special teams role.
| Footballguys view: With DeVonta Smith sidelined by a hamstring injury, Lemon saw six targets and caught three passes for 27 yards, with all three receptions coming on the Eagles' third drive and no touches after that. WR Dontayvion Wicks played the most snaps of any Eagles receiver but ranked third in targets with five. Remember, Smith could miss another game -- and possibly more -- with his injury. |
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Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said on Monday that he expects to open the 21-day practice window for WR Tank Dell.
| Footballguys view: Dell has not played since suffering a severe knee injury in December 2024, which cost him the rest of that season and all of 2025, and he had a setback in training camp this year. Before the injury, Dell had 98 catches for 1,376 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first 25 career games. Put this on your watch list. We're not overly optimistic about Dell, but Houston's passing attack is productive enough to make him interesting if/when he returns to action. |
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Seahawks RB Emanuel Wilson played 60 percent of the offensive snaps in Sunday's 30-23 win over the Chargers, with RB George Holani at 37 percent while rookie RB Jadarian Price was out.
| Footballguys view: Wilson turned his work into 21 carries for 81 yards and a touchdown, plus three receptions for 39 yards and a receiving touchdown. While the Seahawks are visiting with free-agent RB Joe Mixon, with Price out at least three more weeks on IR, and Zach Charbonnet practicing but not activated, Wilson could have another solid role in Week 5 -- and perhaps beyond. |
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The Indianapolis Colts are among the teams that have called the Arizona Cardinals about the trade availability of Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr., ESPN's Adam Schefter said on 'The Pat McAfee Show.'
| Footballguys view: The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, November 10. Harrison Jr., the No. 4 overall pick in 2024, has 5 receptions for 85 yards through Arizona's first four games, including his first touchdown catch of the season in Week 4. The Colts have WR Alec Pierce on injured reserve, and WR Keenan Allen missed Sunday's game with a hamstring injury. |
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Cardinals RB Tyler Allgeier out-snapped rookie RB Jeremiyah Love 36-30 in Sunday's loss to the Giants, and head coach Mike LaFleur said Allgeier was on the field for the final drive mostly because of his pass protection.
| Footballguys view: Love still led the team with 14 carries for 63 yards, while Allgeier ran 8 times for 42 yards, but Love played just 11 second-half snaps and had two red-zone snaps to Allgeier's 10. As Footballguy Sigmund Bloom noted, the Cardinals drafted Love to be the lead back. It's heading in that direction, and even if the rushing workload isn't as dominant as we'd like at this point, his receiving role will help smooth out the overall production. But there will be some week-to-week variance for Love and Allgeier in coming weeks. |
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Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet (knee) won't play in Week 5 against the 49ers, head coach Mike Macdonald said on Monday.
| Footballguys view: Charbonnet was designated to return from the physically unable to perform list last week and began practicing on Thursday. The team has until Oct. 22 to activate him. Meanwhile, FOX Sports insider Jay Glazer reported on Sunday that the Seahawks were planning to visit with free-agent RB Joe Mixon. Remember, Jadarian Price was placed on IR over the weekend. He's out at least four weeks. Emanuel Wilson worked as lead back against the Chargers and was effective in that role. Expect the former Packer to continue to get the bulk of the work until we get resolution on Charbonnet. |
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Bears QB Tyson Bagent will start Sunday's Week 5 game at the Packers, head coach Ben Johnson said on Monday. Bagent was in line to start Sunday's game against the Jets after QB Caleb Williams was ruled out for that game. But Bagent technically was not the starter on Sunday, as Case Keenum took the first snap with Bagent split out at receiver.
| Footballguys view: Still, it was Bagent's show the rest of the way, as he completed 25-of-34 passes for 268 yards with an interception. In 14 career games with five starts, Bagent has completed 67.2 percent of his passes for 1,239 yards with three touchdowns and seven interceptions. |
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Broncos WR Pat Bryant is expected to miss multiple weeks after suffering an ankle sprain in Sunday's loss to the 49ers, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Monday.
| Footballguys view: Bryant went down after hauling in a 30-yard reception in the third quarter, his third catch of the game. He was then carted off the field, leaving Denver with Jaylen Waddle, Courtland Sutton, Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims as their four healthy receivers against the 49ers. Denver also has four receivers on the practice squad. The hope is, this won't be a season-ending injury. Bryant's nine targets through the first three games of the 2026 season ranked fourth on the team. |
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Rams WR Puka Nacua has a "pre-hernia," Fox Sports' Erin Andrews reported during Sunday's game against the Eagles, meaning there is a weakness in the muscle wall in his hip/groin area that has not yet become a hernia.
| Footballguys view: This is a situation worth watching. Nacua had "core muscle" issues during training camp and then a hip/groin problem that cost him two games; head coach Sean McVay recently acknowledged that Nacua does not have a hernia but that "some of the things can be like pre-hernia." Nonetheless, Nacua returned on Sunday and caught nine passes for 125 yards. We're playing him without reservation as long as he's available. |
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Saints rookie WR Jordyn Tyson, who is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, is still weeks away from returning to action, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.
| Footballguys view: Tyson is eligible to come off injured reserve as soon as Week 5, but Week 7 currently looks like the earliest point he would be back in the lineup, per Schefter. The Saints face the Steelers in Paris in Week 7 and have their bye in Week 8. Tyson, a first-round pick, will miss Monday night's game against the Falcons and has yet to make his NFL debut. |
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Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said after Sunday's 30-23 loss to the Seahawks that offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel's job "is not in jeopardy," ESPN's Kris Rhim reported. "He's a skilled coach, and we're going to keep growing," Harbaugh added.
| Footballguys view: The Chargers have scored the fourth-fewest points in the NFL (67) through Sunday night. QB Justin Herbert has six interceptions and four touchdowns this season. Over the past two weeks, Omarion Hampton's touches have decreased significantly. He ranks 26th in the NFL with 24 carries during the past two weeks. On Sunday, Hampton had a season-low 22 snaps and nine carries, one fewer than Keaton Mitchell's 10. Injuries and poor play on the offensive line haven't helped. With two more games to go (against the Broncos and the Chiefs) before a Week 7 bye, a turnaround is definitely needed. |
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Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff completed 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards with 1 touchdown in Sunday's 32-26 loss to the Carolina Panthers. He was projected for 19.2 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 20.5.
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Carolina Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan caught 14 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns on 16 targets in Sunday's 32-26 win over the Detroit Lions. He was projected for 13.4 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 38.2.
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Carolina Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard ran 20 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 1 pass for 7 yards on 2 targets in Sunday's 32-26 win over the Detroit Lions. He was projected for 16.0 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 25.4.
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Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta caught 8 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown on 13 targets in Sunday's 32-26 loss to the Carolina Panthers. He was projected for 9.6 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 18.4.
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Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams caught 6 passes for 102 yards on 8 targets in Sunday's 32-26 loss to the Carolina Panthers. He was projected for 9.9 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 13.2.
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Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young completed 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards with 2 touchdowns in Sunday's 32-26 win over the Detroit Lions. He was projected for 18.5 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 21.5.
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