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Members of Washington’s front office, per Schefter, will be evaluated in the coming days. The Commanders have moved quickly to fill the vacant GM spot, presumably so they can begin evaluating head coaching candidates after firing Ron Rivera this week. Peters, 44, was San Francisco’s vice president of player personnel from 2017-20 before being promoted to assistant GM in 2021. He was in the scouting departments for the Broncos and Patriots before that. Peters will look to revamp a middling Washington roster, using the second overall pick in the 2024 draft as a starting point. The team will have $75 million in salary cap space this offseason.

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.

White deserves credit for his 38-yard run in overtime, in which he broke a tackle near the line of scrimmage and scampered down the left side, setting up Chase McLaughlin’s game-winning field goal. Aside from that though, White played very inefficiently. His poor showing as a receiver was particularly embarrassing for a player who retained control of the passing-down role. White is an RB5/6 against the Raiders in Week 14.

Moreau saw four targets against the Rams, all within a few yards of the line of scrimmage, except for one deep target that he caught one-handed out of bounds. With Taysom Hill potentially dealing with a concerning knee injury, Moreau is on the fantasy radar. He will work behind Juwan Johnson, but Moreau has some utility as a fantasy TE3 for Week 14 against the Giants.

Johnson saw increased usage with the Saints barely pushing the ball downfield against the Rams. He was used in the short area, though he dropped a long pass from Derek Carr in the first quarter. The Saints are running low on pass-catchers, so we could see more usage out of Johnson on the perimeter. With Taysom Hill leaving the game hurt, Johnson becomes a viable TE2 fantasy option moving forward.