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Walker is still dealing with an oblique injury and will sit for a second consecutive game. Zach Charbonnet will function as Seattle’s lead back against a vulnerable Miami front seven. Charbonnet in Week 2 had 19 touches against the Patriots and found the end zone.

Cooper scored on the Browns first offensive play of the game. He hauled in a 24-yard touchdown following the Giants’ fumble on the opening kickoff. Cooper added another touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. Deshaun Watson had another bad game, though. It’s difficult to shake the feeling that selling high on Cooper after this game makes sense unless the Browns make a change at quarterback. He’s a WR3 heading into the Week 4 matchup against the Raiders.

Williams was back on the field after halftime, playing through the 49ers’ third-quarter touchdown-scoring drive. The calf cramp appears to be behind him.

Thompson, with almost no pocket awareness, took a handful of mammoth shots from Seattle defenders before being unable to get off the turf after a hard push to the ground in the third quarter. Thompson is reportedly getting X-rays in the locker room. He had 107 scoreless yards before the injury. Tim Boyle, who was recently activated off the practice squad, will take over at QB for Thompson.

Johnson had three targets to Daniel Bellinger’s one against the Browns. One of Johnson’s targets bounced off his hands in the end zone. The fourth-round rookie could see his role grow as the season goes on, but for now Daniel Jones’ rookie tight end isn’t a great streaming option even for desperate fantasy managers.

With Travis Homer (finger) inactive, Herbert somehow immediately got leapt by Roschon Johnson for No. 2 duties. With 10 touches through three games, Herbert has zero standalone value and wouldn’t even necessarily become an immediate FLEX option in a potential D’Andre Swift absence.

Robinson had a long reception of 20 yards, but the rest was short stuff. After Robinson led the Giants with 12 targets in Week 1, Malik Nabers has emerged as the clear focal point of the offense over the last two games. Robinson still has some value in PPR leagues, but with more targets going to Nabers and without a downfield role he’s going to need to score touchdowns to remain viable. Robinson is no better than a WR4 heading into Week 4 against the Cowboys.

With Travis Homer (finger) inactive, Johnson went from being unable to get on the field to ... playing seemingly every third down and rotating carries with an ineffective D’Andre Swift? It’s unclear why one lightly-used third-down back injury changed everything in the Bears’ backfield, but we digress. Johnson out-rushed Swift 30-20 despite being out-carried 13-8. He frankly looked better than Swift, who is looking like a free agent mega bust as he averages 1.83 yards per carry. Johnson is worth speculative end-of-bench adds, but he won’t be a viable Week 4 FLEX vs. the Rams.

Nabers has had back-to-back big games for the Giants. He had more yards in Week 2, but this might’ve been the more impressive performance. Nabers leaped over a Browns corner and ripped the ball out of his hands for a catch on the sideline then followed up with a leaping, twisting catch in the end zone for his first touchdown. Before the first half was over, he had six catches, 66 yards and two scores. After Nabers saw only seven targets in the Week 1 loss, he’s had double digit targets in back-to-back wins. With Nabers as the clear focal point of the offense, he’s a WR1 heading into Week 4’s matchup against the Cowboys.

Thielen remained on the ground after a 31-yard touchdown reception towards the end of the first half. He walked to the locker room under his own power and was deemed questionable to return following the intermission. Thielen caught 3-of-5 targets for 40 yards and a touchdown prior to departing.