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Just hours after a loss in the Super Bowl, Steichen could be the head coach of the Colts by the close of business Monday. Arguably the most thoroughly vetted process of any coaching hire this offseason, Steichen becomes tasked with turning around a 4-12-1 Colts team that finished 30th in points per game (17.0) and 28th in points allowed (25.1). In his two seasons with the Eagles, Steichen saw his team finish 12th and third in points per game, respectively. On the game’s biggest stage, Steichen helped lead the Eagles to 417 yards and 35 points in a near win over the Chiefs. With an aging and underwhelming quarterback room, Steichen has a chance to secure a franchise quarterback with the No. 4 overall pick, and get things going in the right direction.

Mailata missed four games while dealing with a severe hamstring strain. The 27-year-old tackle was activated off injured reserve Wednesday, and he’ll make his return to action against the Washington front seven.

The Eagles are essentially at full health, so no questionable calls for Thursday’s game. McKee will be the emergency third quarterback for the contest behind Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett.

Rodriguez was solid in the win over the Giants in Week 9, but wasn’t involved in the offense in Week 10 against the Steelers with just two carries for four yards. Driskel will be the emergency third quarterback for Thursday’s contest.

Jackson was nursing a knee injury last week but played through it and racked up 290 passing yards and four touchdown passes against the Bengals. He’s clearly dealing with a minor injury, but he’s not at risk of missing Week 11’s game against the Steelers. The two-time MVP will look to continue his push for a third MVP in Sunday’s pivotal AFC North tilt, where he’ll be a solid fantasy QB1.

Pollard is in a “workload management” situation, but his Week 11 status is not in doubt after he played through the issue last Sunday. He did appear to need a few spells against the Chargers, however. Ailing with Tyjae Spears back in the lineup, Pollard is more of a lower-end RB2/FLEX than the high-end RB2 he had been trending as for a few weeks.

Lloyd has been limited in both practices to start the week, but the hamstring injury is somewhat new. He was placed on injury reserve due to an ankle injury, so we aren’t quite sure how much this hamstring injury will affect his return. The Packers currently only have 52 men on their active roster, and Matt LaFleur suggest on Thursday that the 53rd spot could be used on Lloyd. We won’t rule out the possibility of him being activated from IR before the weekend.

Jacobs has been playing through injuries through the last several weeks and will likely do so again this week. This quad injury is something we have not seen for him before, but back-to-back limited practices to open the week suggest he’ll be good to go as a fringe RB1/RB2 in Week 11 against the Bears.

Cousins popping up on Wednesday’s injury report was a bit of a surprise. Despite the surprise addition, he was able to log a limited session to kick off the week and was upgraded to a full participant on Thursday. Assuming he doesn’t suffer any setbacks, Cousins will be good to go in Week 11 against a stout Broncos defense that’s allowing the 10th-fewest passing yards per game this season.

Mooney was listed as limited on Thursday’s report. It’s never a good sign to be added to the injury report on a Thursday, and the nature of his injury only adds more cause for concern. Mooney is quietly having one of the best years of his career. He’s currently sitting on a 46-684-5 line and has posted 80-plus yards in each of his last three games. His absence would be felt by the Falcons’ offense if he’s unable to play in Week 11 against the Broncos. His name will be one to keep an eye on when Friday’s injury report is released.

Allgeier was a limited participant on Wednesday and upgraded to full on Thursday. All things considered, Allgeier appears to be on track to play in Week 11’s game against the Broncos, but he’ll be hard to trust in fantasy as anything more than a touchdown-dependent RB3. Allgeier has averaged just 8.5 carries per game in his last four games and has just one touchdown to his name over that span. He’s worth a dart throw if your fantasy roster has been decimated by the bye week, but should be avoided when possible.