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Reid dislocated his shoulder in Thursday night’s contest at St. Louis.

The Eagles entered the contest with zero questionable players. With Jalen Hurts (concussion) and Kenny Pickett (ribs) back to full health, 24-year-old McKee’s moment of relevance has come and gone.

S Evan Williams (quad) is also active, leaving the Pack reasonably healthy for this colossal contest. Inactive for Green Bay are QB Sean Clifford, WR Christian Watson, DB Zayne Anderson, OL Andre Dillard and TE Ben Sims.

Sanders, whose best players are moving on from the Buffs to the NFL, has been loosely connected to the Silver and Black, but they understandably are searching for a more proven option at this latest critical franchise juncture. Neon Deion could eventually get an NFL opportunity, but he’s probably a little too risky for most teams’ blood right now.

Kingsbury has been a highly sought-after head coaching candidate after his season with the Commanders. In his first year with the team, the Commanders’ offense ranked top 10 in points scored, total yards, and EPA per play and earned a spot as a wild card team in the NFC playoffs. His ties to Bears quarterback Caleb Williams undoubtedly makes the job in Chicago particularly intriguing, but we’ll see where things go after the two sides sit down to meet. Kingsbury doesn’t have the same ties to the Saints, but could be drawn by a chance to compete in the NFC South with a chance to build his offense with either Derek Carr or a rookie quarterback of his choosing down the line.

Freeman and the Irish are a week away from competing for a national championship against Ohio State, but the Bears are hopeful the 39-year-old head coach will interview with them in the near future. It seems unlikely Freeman would speak with the Bears before next week’s game, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he opened conversations with them afterward. In his three full seasons as Notre Dame’s head coach, Freeman has led them to a 33-8 record with three-straight bowl game appearances and a 5-0 record in his bowl games. Freeman’s Irish went 14-1 this season and picked up wins over Georgia and Penn State just to reach the national championship game. Even if a job as an NFL head coach isn’t in his future for 2025, it wouldn’t be surprising if Freeman eventually made the leap to the NFL as he continues to prove himself as one of the top coaches in the nation.

The dust has barely settled on Saturday night’s road loss to the Ravens, and people have already started to take notice of the Steelers’ quarterback conundrum in 2025 and beyond. Russell Wilson will be 36 at the start of next season and looked like anything but the answer for the Steelers. At best, he would be a short-term solution to the team’s quarterback woes. Now they’ll soon find themselves at a crossroad on whether or not to re-sign him this offseason. The same can be said of Justin Fields, whom at 25, played the best football of his career this season only to be benched after a 4-2 start in favor of Wilson. It’s safe to assume that may not help the team during negotiations, as Fields is also set to become a free agent this offseason. The Steelers will enter 2025 with the same problems they had entering 2024 — with no franchise quarterback on a team that may be a high-end starter away from competing deep into the playoffs. They have other holes to fill, but the one at quarterback will remain glaring until it is fixed. How Tomlin and the front office decide to approach it this offseason could ultimately determine his long-term future with the team this time next year.

With running back Tyler Badie healthy for the first time since Week 4, Estime became expendable in a Broncos offense that will also have Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin active. Estime rushed 76 times for 310 yards and two touchdowns this season and has been largely used as part of the Broncos’ three-man committee in a backfield devoid of a true RB1. Fantasy managers who have Estime in their DFS and/or playoff tournament lineups will want to make sure to get him out before kick off.

Codrington was the only player listed on the team’s injury report heading into the weekend. The Bills enter Sunday’s game at near full strength as they prepare to host the Broncos for the first of three games set to go down on the second day of Wild Card Weekend.

Badie has not played since Week 4 when he suffered a severe back injury against the Jets, but the third-year back was on the verge of looking like Denver’s RB1 before his injury. Now healthy and ready to go, it wouldn’t come as a surprise if Badie saw a significant role in his return to action given the Broncos’ backfield struggles this season. Rookie running back Audric Estime, along with Zach Wilson, running back Blake Watson, linebacker Levelle Bailey, guard Nick Gargiulo, and defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike were all declared inactive for Sunday’s game.

The twice-failed head coach was at his best when he was calling plays for the Patriots offense from 2006-2008 and again from 2012-2021. Of course, a lot as changed since then, as several key members of those Patriots teams have left, most notably Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. However, with a familiar face now back in the building in head coach Mike Vrabel, it should come as no surprise that McDaniels will have a chance to return to Foxborough for a third stint as the team’s offensive coordinator. A chance to be paired with second-year quarterback Drake Maye could be an enticing one for McDaniels, but this offense is still in need of massive overhaul before having a chance to be competitive.