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After sustaining an ankle injury on a hip drop tackle in Week 2 against the Bears, Mixon will be sidelined along with backfield mate Dameon Pierce (ankle). Cam Akers is widely expected to operate as the Texans’ No. 1 back against the Vikings, with Dare Ogunbowale seeing some pass catching duties out of the backfield. Minnesota is allowing the 10th lowest rush EPA on the season.

McCoy went down during the Saints’ first drive. He walked off the field gingerly before heading to the locker room. Left guard Lucas Patrick has moved to center and backup guard Oli Udoh took Patrick’s spot in the lineup.

Walker was already considered a long shot to play after being ruled as doubtful heading into the weekend. The Seahawks’ RB1 needs at least one more week to recover from an oblique injury he suffered in Week 1, which means Zach Charbonnet will be in for another busy day against the Dolphins. In last week’s contest against the Patriots, Charbonnet rushed for 14-38-1 while adding another five receptions for 31 yards. He was the only Seahawks running back to record a touch on offense. The expected volume alone will make Charbonnet a top-24 fantasy option for Week 3.

There had been some concern that Spears would miss time after he sprained his ankle in last week’s loss to the Jets, but he’s back out there on Sunday. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see his workload dialed down slightly if he’s operating at less than 100 percent, and the likely close game script could mean more rushing work for Tony Pollard. That makes Spears more of a risky FLEX option in deeper formats.

It’s a relatively quiet week for the Giants injury report. Brian Burns is active. Tommy DeVito will serve as the emergency third QB.

Burns popped up on the injury report Friday with a groin injury, but still got in a limited practice. He’s good to go against Deshaun Watson and the Browns in Week 3.

Nothing noteworthy here other than a name that isn’t here since Tyjae Spears is active and will play on Sunday.

The Bucs are majorly banged up on defense, but the Broncos are the right team to be short-handed against. Battling through a foot injury, Winfield seems no better than 50-50 to be back for Week 4.

Addison will miss a second straight game after suffering a serious ankle injury on an illegal hip drop tackle in Week 1. That should position Jalen Nailor as the Vikings’ No. 2 wideout behind Justin Jefferson. Nailor in Week 2 against the Niners caught three of four targets for 54 yards and a touchdown.

The original timeline for Love’s knee injury was three or four weeks, but the Packers had expressed optimism that he might be able to return on Sunday. It was potentially just gamesmanship, but Love did return to limited practice and could return for Week 4. It will be Malik Willis under center against the Titans in Week 3. The Packers also declared DE Brenton Cox, OT Travis Glover, OT Jordan Morgan. FS Kitan Oladapo, CB Carrington Valentine, and DT Colby Wooden inactive for Week 3.

Palmer was a DNP in practice all week and was always trending toward missing Week 3 despite being listed as questionable heading into the weekend. His absence should open the door for Quentin Johnston and Ladd McConkey to have busy weeks. In addition to Palmer, the Chargers also declared LB Junior Colson, CB Tarheeb Still, RB Kimani Vidal, OL Jordan McFadden, and DL Justin Eboigbe inactive for Week 3.