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Collins played under Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham in multiple seasons while the two were together in New England. If Collins winds up signing with Las Vegas, his familiarity with the scheme would help him quickly get up to speed. Collins spent his 2021 season in Detroit and New England. He totaled 30 combined tackles, four TFLs, and one sack across a dozen games.

The team placed wide receiver Noah Brown on injured reserve in an associated move. Crowder has appeared in just two games for the Commanders this season and is unlikely to contribute in a meaningful way for fantasy the rest of the way.

That escalated quickly. Diggs went from questionable to out in Week 15 to season-ending surgery in a matter of hours, with the issue reportedly a different issue than his previously torn ACL. The Cowboys managed just one game this season with all three starting cornerbacks on the field together.

O’Connell failed to practice at all this week but the team is taking a wait and see approach regarding his status for Monday Night Football. It would be Desmond Ridder under center for a reeling Raiders team also without star defensive end Maxx Crosby if O’Connell can’t go.

Crosby emerged from the team’s Week 14 loss to the Buccaneers. We’re still awaiting final word on the injured Aidan O’Connell but the team will be without Crosby for Monday Night Football against the Falcons.

Jake Haener will draw the start after a failed stint by rookie Spencer Rattler earlier this season. The Saints will have an uphill battle against one of the more dynamic teams in the league in the Commanders considering the state of their roster in Week 15, now missing three primary pass-catchers and their quarterback.

Brown initially suffered an injury to his ribs that then developed into a lacerated kidney, prompting the move to injured reserve and ending his season. The team signed K.J. Osborn away from the Patriots earlier in the week but we shouldn’t expect him to make an immediate impact on the offense, likely leaving Dyami Brown and Luke McCaffrey to handle secondary pass-catching duties in the near term.

Pierce has missed the previous five games for the Ravens but the Week 14 bye provided enough time for him to return to action against the Giants. Pierce returns to bolster a Ravens defense already allowing the fewest rush yards per game at just 82.7.

Whelp, the team made it all of one game with all three starting cornerbacks on the field together, with Diggs’ absence placing the team in the familiar territory of missing a top corner. The Panthers aren’t expected to pass a ton against the Cowboys, but Diggs’ absence is a big hit to the Dallas defense, nonetheless.

Swift failed to practice on Thursday and Friday before logging a limited sessions Saturday as he tends to a groin injury. The Bears already ruled out fellow back Roschon Johnson with a concussion, meaning Swift could be in line for another robust workload after seeing 16 opportunities on a 79% snap rate against the 49ers in Week 14, assuming he can play through his ailment. The Bears will be extremely thin at the position if Swift can’t go, likely forced to turn to Travis Homer and recent addition Darrynton Evans.

It’ll mark the second consecutive missed game for the young running back as he works his way through the league’s concussion protocol. Johnson was injured after just two offensive snaps in Week 13. Expect D’Andre Swift, assuming health, to serve in a workhorse role in his absence after seeing 16 opportunities on a robust 79% snap rate in the team’s Week 14 loss to the 49ers.