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Sunday marked Zaccheaus’ most productive day as a Commander. The veteran slot receiver caught a season-high six passes for 85 yards — also a season-high, and had two receptions of 15-plus yards. A 27-yard catch by Zaccheaus in the fourth quarter helped set the Commanders up for a short rushing touchdown to put the game out of reach late in the fourth quarter. Until we see some kind of consistency out of Zaccheaus, he can be left on waivers.

It’s official. Wright announced earlier this week that he’ll miss the rest of the season with a torn triceps. This is merely a housekeeping move to open up a spot on the active roster for Michael Dunn.

Dunn has appeared in 40 games and made six starts for the Browns in his career. Cleveland opened up a spot on the active roster by placing Alex Wright on injured reserve.

The Patriots are likely to be without both starting safeties this week as Kyle Duggar (ankle) hasn’t practiced all week. Miami’s passing game has struggled without Tua Tagovailoa, but this matchup is looking advantageous at the moment.

Ogunjobi has been a key piece in the middle of the Steelers defense this season. He has 14 total tackles, a half sack and three quarterback hits in four games this year.

Doubs missed practice Thursday and Friday with what the team called personal reasons, but according to sources he’s unhappy with his role in the offense. It’s a surprising development as Doubs leads Packers wide receivers in snaps this year and he’s had 15 targets in the two games with Jordan Love under center. Doubs removing any mention of the Packers from his Instagram account seems to confirm his frustration. With Doubs and Christian Walker (ankle) both listed as doubtful for Week 5 against the Rams, the Packers’ wide receiver group is thinning. Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks are priority starts against Los Angeles on Sunday.

Fowler wouldn’t say that Cleveland is shopping the 30-year-old wide receiver, but listed Cooper as an attractive option for teams in need of help at the position. While Davante Adams’ trade demands are well known, Fowler believes Cooper could be a more practical trade candidate due to his low $1.2 million base salary this year. Cooper and the Browns reworked his contract last offseason and he’s set to become an unrestricted free agent after the year. It’s unclear what level of draft pick compensation Cooper might garner via trade.

Richardson wants to play, but Fowler notes that pain tolerance and functionality are still concerns for the second-year quarterback. Joe Flacco has taken a lot of the reps in practice this week. While Flacco is in position to play, Richardson still hasn’t been ruled out and a has a chance to start.

Gibson will start in place of Rhamondre Stevenson, whose four straight games with a fumble prompted HC Jerod Mayo to make the move. Mayo did confirm that Stevenson will still play, so Gibson’s impending role should conservatively be viewed as that of the committee-lead variety. Gibson leads Patriots running backs in both yards per carry (5.3) and yards per route run (3.15). He is an RB3 with PPR upside this week.

Speaking on a local radio show, Mayo added, “I’ll be upfront and transparent. But he will play. And he understands he has to protect the football going forward.” The news comes two days after Mayo told reporters he was considering benching Stevenson in favor of Antonio Gibson. Gibson has played far more efficiently than Stevenson through the first four weeks, averaging 5.3 yards per carry and 3.15 yards per route run. Stevenson is respectively averaging 4.1 and 0.47 yards per play. Fantasy managers should consider Gibson a flex play with PPR upside. Stevenson has converted 50.0 percent of his green zone carries for first downs and/or touchdowns, which may keep him in play in scoring position though.

The team website noted Steichen’s “confidence in backups Trey Sermon and Tyler Goodson.” Goodson’s 2024 touch total consists of one target, earned in Week 2. Sermon has totaled nine rushing attempts, one target and leads Colts RBs in pass-protection snaps. Goodson will likely mix in as a rotational rusher but Sermon should operate as the committee’s lead rusher and pass catcher for Week 5.