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Watson had been battling a minor injury during the early parts of training camp but is now back with the team. The rookie UDFA is competing for a spot in a deep Broncos backfield that features incumbents Javonte Williams, Jaleel McLaughlin, and Samaje Perine, and rookie Audric Estime. He faces an uphill climb to make the 53-man roster unless he can stand out in training camp, but he would be a priority candidate for the practice squad if he doesn’t make the original roster.

He had the final score against the Cowboys, bulldozing over their beleaguered defense for a six-yard score on third-and-1. He also had a 16-yarder taken away by a holding penalty. Allgeier has taken a major seat to Bijan Robinson over the last three weeks, but might be an interesting FLEX play against the Saints next week in a game the Falcons should be expected to win handily.

Lamar Jackson only attempted 19 passes and Zay Flowers accounted for nearly a third of those throws, so there wasn’t much volume to go around for the rest of the Baltimore pass-catchers. Andrews entered the week with a touchdown in three straight games but it ended there. The 29-year-old tight end has seen his target share plummet this year and the addition of Diontae Johnson, who didn’t catch a pass this week, won’t help. Andrews will return to the top of the TE2 ranks for his Week 10 matchup with the Bengals.

It was a down week for Njoku, who had 15 receptions and two touchdowns over his past two games with Jameis Winston under center for the Browns. Njoku trailed both Jerry Jeudy (11) and Cedric Tillman (10) in targets against the Chargers. Still, he caught a full complement of pass routes and remains a go-to option for Winston in the Browns’ pass-first offense. Njoku should remain in lineups next week against the Titans.

Robinson dominated usage, with 12 touches before Tyler Allgeier even saw one. But Atlanta’s offensive line was stymied in big moments by the Cowboys, and Robinson’s last touchdown chance was vultured by Allgeier. He’ll be an easy smash RB1 play against the Saints next week, though he’ll be more likely to take a seat on the bench at some point during that game given how poorly New Orleans has played of late.