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According to Rapoport, the Commanders have already completed their first round of interviews and are expected to complete the second round of interviews soon. Both Peters and Cunningham are regarded as two of the top young minds in the league and will be responsible for turning around a 4-13 Commanders team currently holding the No. 2 overall pick in next year’s draft. With the Commanders also needing a head coach, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them hire a GM before the weekend to ensure he is involved with the final steps of the coach-hiring process.

Tremble did a good job of making himself available to Bryce Young against the blitz. The tight end got loose against broken coverage, picking up a big gain early on and was able to put together a usable PPR outing. He is a volatile TE2 against the Eagles in Week 14.

Bryce Young looked Legette’s way under pressure a couple of times but some of the passes were noticeably errant. Legette still has a ways to go before he can regularly compete with Adam Thielen for the team’s No. 1 WR role. Legette is a volatile flex play against the Eagles in Week 14.

Thielen made multiple acrobatic catches against the Buccaneers, including a heads-up play in the end zone that was somehow ruled an incompletion on review. Thielen’s route running and hands were extremely sharp all day. He looks like a player reborn, locked in with his ascending QB. Thielen is a WR2/3 with upside against the Eagles in Week 14.

McCaffrey looked spry through the first 20 minutes of play before giving himself up after taking a handoff five minutes into the second quarter. Players have been struggling to gain their footing in the drilling snow in Buffalo, something that could have aggravated McCaffrey’s Achilles tendinitis. We’ll await further word from the team.

Young’s mobility jumped off the screen in this one. He took just one sack against the blitz-happy Buccaneers despite playing into overtime with them. It was truly a special showing. Young kept his eyes downfield while traveling out of the pocket and throwing on the run and his box score was seemingly robbed of a second Adam Thielen touchdown. The referees reviewed what appeared to be an acrobatic score from the veteran receiver but ultimately ruled that he failed to complete the catch. The two have an undeniably strong connection though. His 186 passing yards at half time are a career-high. Young is a QB2 with upside against the Eagles in Week 14.

Hill had more catches than carries for the fourth time this year. A pass-heavy script for Baltimore meant an uptick in opportunities for the passing-downs specialist, though he didn’t do much with the extra opportunities. Hill has an RB4 pulse in PPR formats but isn’t much of a factor in leagues that are less kind to pass-catchers. Fantasy managers don’t need to hold him through Baltimore’s upcoming bye week.

Rizzi was unable to provide more updates but it certainly appears as though Hill will miss time. Hopefully, this is not a season-ending injury and Hill can return in time to contribute in late December. Fantasy managers should not plan on that outcome though.

Johnson has one catch in five games with the Ravens. Even with Rashod Bateman leaving Week 13 early, there’s no reason for fantasy managers to hold Johnson through Baltimore’s Week 14 bye.

Lamar Jackson took multiple big-play shots to Flowers but struggled to make the connection work outside of a 40-yard reception on Baltimore’s opening drive and a 20-yarder on the next drive. Flowers failed to bring in any of his three targets in the second half. Both he and the Ravens’ passing attack as a whole have slowed in recent weeks, with Flowers’ last 100-yard performance coming five weeks ago. He also has just one touchdown since then. The Ravens get their bye in Week 14 and then return to action versus the Giants. Even after a quiet month of football, Flowers will hang onto a WR2 ranking in Week 15 against the Giants.

Austin made a sudden appearance as the Saints’ No. 2 wide receiver behind Marquez Valdes-Scantling. The former UFL champion has been thrust into the spotlight with the Saints dealing with injuries to Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, and now Taysom Hill. He should not be on fantasy radars just yet, but is worth keeping an eye on for late-season FLEX plays.