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James was added to the injury report late last week with an ankle injury, but will be ready to go the Chargers’ divisional showdown against the Chiefs. While he is active, the team did declare S Alohi Gilman, CB Deane Leonard, S Mark Webb, OL Zack Bailey, RB Elijah Dotson, DL Christopher Hinton, and TE Tre’ McKitty inactive for Week 7.

Johnston failed to come up with any of his five targets, one of which came in the end zone early in the second quarter. He remains an integral part of the offense in the red zone, meaning he is likely to continue to return usable fantasy scores behind his ability to find paint. Even so, fantasy managers counting on production on Monday night were sure to be wanting more from the enigmatic second-year wide receiver.

Palmer saw most of his work downfield which is most likely to lead to poor efficiency, but the Ravens’ front made it almost impossible for Palmer’s routes to develop in any meaningful fashion. Palmer finds another poor matchup for his skillset in Week 13 when the Chargers take on the prevent style defense of the Falcons.

Dissly continued to return consistent production for Justin Herbert and the Chargers but saw limited volume as the offense struggled to move the football following the departure of lead back J.K. Dobbins. Dissly should continue in a lead role for the Chargers after Hayden Hurst was placed on injured reserve earlier in the week. His next chance to return a viable fantasy score comes in Week 13 against the Falcons.

It was a weird statistical night for the Chargers in the Harbaugh Bowl, with the team moving the football well on the ground through 20 minutes before an injury to lead back J.K. Dobbins forced him from the game. The team struggled outside of consistent production from McConkey the rest of the way. McConkey’s next chance to return a usable fantasy score comes in Week 13 against the Falcons.

J.K. Dobbins departed the contest before the half after amassing 59 yards on eight touches, never returning to the game after suffering a knee injury. At that point, the Chargers were down by multiple scores after leading for almost 20 minutes, which sapped much of the volume from the backfield. A last-minute touchdown plunge from one yard out saved the fantasy day of Edwards, who was otherwise uninspiring throughout the contest. It remains to be seen if Dobbins will miss any time with his injury, but Edwards could find himself as the lead back in Week 13 when the Chargers take on the Falcons.

The Chargers seemed to have control of the game through 20 minutes before two game-changing developments. First, the team lost lead back J.K. Dobbins, who had 59 yards on eight touches prior to departing, before the Ravens rattled off consecutive scoring drives to take a 14-10 lead. Even then, Herbert led the team down the field with only 24 seconds before the half, allowing Cameron Dicker to connect from 52 yards to bring the score within one point heading into the break. The second half was a completely different story as the Chargers struggled to move the football, with Herbert watching from the sidelines as the Ravens eventually found themselves leading by two touchdowns. A last minute touchdown drive from Herbert and the Chargers brought the game to within seven points, with the team ultimately failing to recover the onside kick to have a chance at equalizing. Herbert failed to throw a touchdown for only the second time all season. The team must now regroup ahead of a Week 13 matchup with the Falcons before a rematch with the Chiefs in Week 14.

Johnson continues to be buried on the depth chart behind Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman, with the team not even giving him usable snaps on a weekly basis due to their emphasis on heavy personnel groupings. His usage in Baltimore is quite the head-scratcher considering the team trading for his services before the trade deadline this year.

Bateman is never likely to see significant volume as the third or fourth option through the air for the Ravens, but he continues to display increased chemistry with quarterback Lamar Jackson in what is shaping up to be a career year. Bateman’s next chance to return fantasy utility comes in Week 13 against the 9-2 Eagles.

The team continued to deploy three tight ends as Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar both were involved throughout, but it was Andrews that saw the second most targets on the team and found the end zone in the third quarter. Likely was not targeted on the evening while Kolar caught just one pass for six yards. The consistent volume is likely not coming back for the veteran tight end but he should continue to return usable fantasy scores with a robust red zone role.

Flowers managed to reel in catches of 22 yards and 25 yards but was otherwise confined to short area work against a stout Los Angeles secondary. The team got bruising running back Derrick Henry going in the second quarter, which confined quarterback Lamar Jackson to just 22 pass attempts, eight of which were directed at the team’s top option through the air. Flowers could be needed for heavier volume when the Ravens take on the 9-2 Eagles in Week 13.