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Pittman was surprisingly held out of practice on Friday after not being included on the injury report at all for the previous two sessions. It sounds like his absence from practice was precautionary, but this is a situation fantasy managers will need to monitor. Josh Downs is expected to return from his preseason ankle injury this week. If he suits up and Pittman sits, Downs would likely take over as Anthony Richardson’s primary underneath target.

Davis continues to play a reduced role in Buffalo’s offense, as he’s now seen six or fewer carries in five straight games. Davis’ one big game came in Week 6 against the Jets when James Cook was sidelined with an injury. Davis remains a high-end handcuff but has no stand-alone fantasy value at this time.

Jones has started every game for the Browns this season and played his last three games at left tackle. In just his second season, Jones has allowed four sacks on 22 pressures while playing on 345 pass-blocking snaps. While his 2024 season is now over, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Jones is expected to make a full recovery to be ready in time for 2025.

Mooney exited in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Broncos and did not return to the field. The veteran receiver has turned in a solid season for the Falcons thus far, catching 48 passes for 711 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 14.8 YPR. The Falcons now enter their Week 12 bye, so it’s possible he’ll have enough time to recover in time for Week 13’s game against Chargers. We’ll likely have more information on his availability closer to next week.

Monday was a bonus practice for the Buccaneers, who are coming off their Week 11 bye. Per ESPN’s Jenna Laine, Evans told her that he “could have tried to push it for Week 10 against the 49ers” but also added that Week 12 has always been his target return date. The Buccaneers will release their first official injury report on Wednesday, but it sounds like Evans is trending toward a return for Week 12’s game against the Giants.

Pro Football Focus charted Herbert as playing only four snaps in Los Angeles on Sunday evening. So much for Herbert being ready for more work after getting the Bengals’ “mini bye” to catch up on the system. Herbert has contingency value behind Chase Brown, but not the kind that is worth a roster spot during the sprint to the fantasy playoffs.

According to Rapoport, the Jaguars are “still assessing the injury, but Davis expected to have the surgery.” During his surgery, doctors will determine the severity of Davis’ injury and whether or not he needs a full repair or a trim of the meniscus. If he undergoes a full repair, Davis’ season would be over. His first year in Jacksonville has been underwhelming. Davis has caught 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and topped out at 63 receiving yards in Week 1. We’ll know more about his injury in the coming days and provide an update when we have one.

It was only a matter of time before the Giants officially pulled the plug on Jones, who has a $23 million injury guarantee the team would have to pay out next season if he were to be injured and unable to play. Head coach Brian Daboll appeared to have “fixed” Jones when he first arrived on the scene in 2022. That season, Jones threw for a career best 3205-15-5 while adding another 120-708-7 on the ground. He led the Giants to a 9-6-1 record that season and a playoff berth — their first since 2016. Jones was signed to a four-year, $160 million contract the following offseason, but it’s all been downhill from there. Jones has reverted back to his old ways, throwing for 2979-10-13 in his last 16 starts while going 3-13 as the starter. The Giants simply couldn’t allow this to continue moving forward, and will now give DeVito, a second-year UDFA who threw for 1101-8-3 as a rookie, the first crack at replacing Jones, bypassing Drew Lock, who was QB2 on the depth chart. The Giants have had the bye week to prepare for the switch, and will now return to the practice field this week to prep for Week 12’s game against the Buccaneers.

Palmer suddenly finds himself behind rookie Ladd McConkey, tight end Will Dissly, and second-year wide receiver Quentin Johnston in the weekly target pecking order for the Chargers. While unlikely to see consistent volume, a deep 13.9 average depth of target could return sporadic fantasy viability should he connect on a deep pass or two, something that could come to fruition when the Chargers host the Ravens in Week 12.

Johnston now has touchdown receptions in three straight, pushing his 2024 total to six scores. The former first-round bust has found an early resurgence with the new coaching staff in 2024, with his usage this season more in line with his skillset. Johnston could find more hefty target volume against the pass-funnel Ravens in Week 12.