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Gandy-Golden’s promotion for Week 6 against Kansas City could mean Terry McLaurin is on the wrong side of questionable following a hamstring injury at Friday’s practice. Football Team head coach Ron Rivera, however, said he’s confident McLaurin will suit up Sunday against the heinous Chiefs secondary.

The Cowboys deployed the “Trey Lance Package” late in the third quarter, but the former No. 3 overall pick permanently replaced Cooper Rush in the fourth quarter with the game well out of reach. Lance struggled, to say the least. He took a sack on his first official dropback, and on his second drive of the quarter, he threw and interception to C.J. Gardner-Johnson, giving the Cowboys their fifth turnover on the night. Lance would take another sack on his third and final drive, just for good measure. The Cowboys are 3-6 and already looking at a lost season. While it seems unlikely that Lance would get the start in Week 11 against the Texans, it wouldn’t be surprising if we saw him at some point before the year is up.

Dissly was targeted heavily in the first quarter before the Chargers shifted toward the run. He led the team in targets a week after having just two catches for nine yards. Dissly ran 16 pass routes against the Titans while TE Hayden Hurst logged just six routes. Dissly could benefit from inflated pass volume in Week 11 against the Bengals.

The downfield threat averaging 33.4 yards per reception over the past two weeks had another long grab against Tennessee, but not much else in a run-heavy game for the Chargers. Palmer could have some deep league appeal in Week 11 against a burnable Bengals coverage unit.

Okonkwo, who had at least four targets in each of his past three games, was not part of a low-volume passing offense against the Chargers. Okonkwo led the Titans in tight end pass routes on the day. He should remain on waiver wires in Week 11.

Westbrook-Ikhine, despite limited target volume, had scored a touchdown in four consecutive games coming into Week 10. He ran a full complement of routes against LA but played well behind Calvin Ridley, who once again dominated targets (9) and air yards. Westbrook-Ikhine is only fantasy viable in the deepest formats.

The rookie had seen at least six targets in seven straight games coming into Week 10. His lack of looks from Justin Herbert came in a game that saw the Chargers lean hard on the run from start to finish. Will Dissly led LA with six targets on the day. McConkey profiles as a sneaky good play in Week 11 against the Bengals in a game that should feature plenty of scoring.

Herbert’s nine rushing attempts are by far a season high. He had a short touchdown scamper in the first half and connected with Quentin Johnston for a 24-yard touchdown later in the game. Coming into the game, the Chargers had been one of the NFL’s pass heaviest teams over the pas month. That changed against the Titans, as Chargers OC Greg Roman went ultra run heavy in a game that was never really competitive. Herbert should have some upside next week against a Bengals team that can push the Chargers to lean on the pass for four quarters. It won’t hurt that the Bengals are allowing the league’s sixth highest drop back EPA.

Corley avoided major gaffs in this one but he is definitely not a featured offensive player. Fantasy managers do not need to keep Corley rostered heading into the Jets’ Week 11 matchup with the Colts.

Allen played well in his rotational role early on, rumbling through contact to get the tough yards. The Jets fell behind 14-3 with five minutes left in the first quarter and the Cardinals expanded the lead to 24-6 before half. Allen touched the ball just two times in the third and fourth quarters. He is a must-stash player for playoff-bound fantasy squads. He is an RB4 against the Colts in Week 11.

Hall ran decisively on the first drive, intermittently being spelled by bruising rookie back, Braelon Allen. Both players looked primed for solid outings before the game script quickly got out of hand when the Cardinals jumped out to a 14-3 lead with five minutes left in the first quarter. Hall played very efficiently on a limited workload, averaging 5.2 yards per carry and 1.15 yards per route run. Hall is an RB1 against the Colts in Week 11.