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Taylor’s projection comes 16 days after ESPN’s Adam Teicher predicted Gordon would be on the outside looking in. Per Taylor, the coaching staff believes Gordon can “be a nice target for Patrick Mahomes in limited opportunities.” Gordon apparently impressed during the offseason program after his uninspiring 2021-22 53-man roster cameo. What is clear is that, on the team or not, Gordon is being viewed as a strict role-playing option for his age-31 campaign.

Both Osborn and Thornton are healthy scratches and are rumored to be trade candidates ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. That should mean more snaps/potential targets for Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker, but the New England passing game is one to avoid right now.

Levis got in three limited practices but didn’t progress well enough to get the start against the Patriots on Sunday. Mason Rudolph will get that nod with Trevor Siemian serving as the backup.

Raiders declared RB Dylan Laube, CB Sam Webb, S Trey Taylor, C Andre James, and DE Janarius Robinson inactive for Week 9 against the Bengals. With White ready to go against the Bengals, Laube was deemed inactive as Alexander Mattison and White will continue to be the Raiders’ top backs. Andre James (ankle) is the Raiders’ major injury inactive as the center will miss his first game of the season. EDGE Maxx Crosby (ankle) and LB Robert Spillane (knee) both did not practice Friday but are good to go.

Tremble was listed as questionable with a back injury, but won’t be able to go against the New Orleans defense. That should lead to more snaps — and hopefully more targets — for Ja’Tavion Sanders.

Diggs did not practice all week with what Jerry Jones deemed a calf “tear,” but will give it a go as the Cowboys try to get back to .500 against Atlanta. Eric Kendricks (shoulder), Linval Joseph (back), and Zach Martin (shoulder) are also active off the questionable line. Inactive for the Cowboys are Micah Parsons, Ezekiel Elliott, Andrew Booth, DaRon Bland, KJ Henry, Matt Waltezko, and Trey Lance. Elliott was deemed out for disciplinary reasons on Saturday. Bland and Parsons were ruled out on Friday with injuries. Lance is the third quarterback. The other three are healthy scratches.

Rattler goes from being the starter to the emergency QB with the return of David Carr (oblique). Williams was already listed out with his groin injury, so it’ll be Jordan Mims as the backup tailback against Carolina on Sunday.

OL Chris Lindstrom (knee) is active, which is great news for Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. Andersen was questionable with a knee and has not played since September. Bertrand was declared out on Friday with a concussion. Everyone else on the Atlanta inactives list is a healthy scratch.

Per Schultz, teams still view Richardson as a franchise quarterback. His sources called the young passer’s benching “premature.” As Schultz notes, a midseason trade for the former No. 4 overall pick is unlikely, but that won’t stop teams from trying to score a deal on a physically gifted quarterback who was benched after just 10 starts. If Richardson were to be traded, it would almost certainly come after the season, when Indy can make plans to move forward beyond a few Joe Flacco spot starts.

Moss was listed as doubtful heading into the weekend and is now officially ruled out after not practicing due to a neck issue Friday. Chase Brown will be a high-end RB2 with RB1 upside for Week 9 against the Raiders. Also inactive for the Bengals are WR Charlie Jones, WR Jermaine Burton, WR Tee Higgins, OT Orlando Brown Jr., TE Tanner McLachlan and DT Jay Tufele. Jones (groin), Higgins (quad), and Brown (knee) are also out due to injury, while Burton is a surprising healthy scratch.

All things considered, the Giants enter the week at close to full straight. Rookie running back Tyrone Tracy made it out of concussion protocol in time for Sunday’s NFC East tilt and should see a heavy workload after running for a career-high 145 yards in last week’s loss to the Steelers. The Giants will hope their offensive line holds up well enough to protect Daniel Jones after struggling in their first game without Andrew Thomas.