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Shaheed is obviously out for Week 7 versus the Broncos and will miss a few more games if injured reserve is a possibility. With Chris Olave also out, the Saints are down to Bub Means as their top receiver. The rookie caught five passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in Week 6. He is worth adding as a potential WR4 in all fantasy formats.

The Raiders lost Gardner Minshew to a broken collarbone in Week 12’s loss to the Broncos, giving O’Connell another chance as starter. O’Connell has been miserable throughout his 11 NFL starts. That includes two 2024 starts in which he threw for 324 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Indecisive and inaccurate, O’Connell represents a massive downgrade for Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers over the season’s final month. Look for Desmond Ridder to eventually get a chance under center for the Raiders.

Barrett, who is under contract with the Dolphins, retired from the league in late July. The former Bucs and Broncos EDGE rusher has 400 tackles and 59 sacks in the NFL but struggled with injuries in his final years before retirement. There’s an outside chance he could join the Dolphins as they make a late-season push to make the postseason. Miami has the NFL’s second highest sack rate through Week 12.

“I don’t think that’s crazy at all,” Jones said during a Tuesday radio interview when asked about McCarthy’s future in Dallas. “This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and done that. He has great ideas. We got a lot of football left.” McCarthy, who took over as the team’s head coach in 2020, posted three straight 12-win regular seasons before this year’s disappointing campaign. The Cowboys sit at 4-7 with Dak Prescott (hamstring) done for the season and the defense as bad as any in the NFL. Perhaps Jones is trying to keep up appearances in the final month of the regular season. McCarthy is likely done in Dallas unless the team wins most of its final six games.

Williams was pulled over late at night with two firearms in a vehicle driven by his brother. The weapons did not belong to Williams. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office “concluded that the warrant was denied because the case law is silent regarding the specific issue and the legislative intent of the concealed pistol license (CPL) statute does not support charges under these facts,” Woodyard reported. Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement that Williams’ status as a Lions receiver did not factor into the decision. “We did not consider that Mr. Williams is a Detroit professional athlete in our decision making,” Worthy said. Williams will suit up on Thanksgiving Day against the Bears a week after going for 64 yards on five catches against the Colts.

Johnston failed to come up with any of his five targets, one of which came in the end zone early in the second quarter. He remains an integral part of the offense in the red zone, meaning he is likely to continue to return usable fantasy scores behind his ability to find paint. Even so, fantasy managers counting on production on Monday night were sure to be wanting more from the enigmatic second-year wide receiver.

Palmer saw most of his work downfield which is most likely to lead to poor efficiency, but the Ravens’ front made it almost impossible for Palmer’s routes to develop in any meaningful fashion. Palmer finds another poor matchup for his skillset in Week 13 when the Chargers take on the prevent style defense of the Falcons.

Dissly continued to return consistent production for Justin Herbert and the Chargers but saw limited volume as the offense struggled to move the football following the departure of lead back J.K. Dobbins. Dissly should continue in a lead role for the Chargers after Hayden Hurst was placed on injured reserve earlier in the week. His next chance to return a viable fantasy score comes in Week 13 against the Falcons.

It was a weird statistical night for the Chargers in the Harbaugh Bowl, with the team moving the football well on the ground through 20 minutes before an injury to lead back J.K. Dobbins forced him from the game. The team struggled outside of consistent production from McConkey the rest of the way. McConkey’s next chance to return a usable fantasy score comes in Week 13 against the Falcons.

J.K. Dobbins departed the contest before the half after amassing 59 yards on eight touches, never returning to the game after suffering a knee injury. At that point, the Chargers were down by multiple scores after leading for almost 20 minutes, which sapped much of the volume from the backfield. A last-minute touchdown plunge from one yard out saved the fantasy day of Edwards, who was otherwise uninspiring throughout the contest. It remains to be seen if Dobbins will miss any time with his injury, but Edwards could find himself as the lead back in Week 13 when the Chargers take on the Falcons.

The Chargers seemed to have control of the game through 20 minutes before two game-changing developments. First, the team lost lead back J.K. Dobbins, who had 59 yards on eight touches prior to departing, before the Ravens rattled off consecutive scoring drives to take a 14-10 lead. Even then, Herbert led the team down the field with only 24 seconds before the half, allowing Cameron Dicker to connect from 52 yards to bring the score within one point heading into the break. The second half was a completely different story as the Chargers struggled to move the football, with Herbert watching from the sidelines as the Ravens eventually found themselves leading by two touchdowns. A last minute touchdown drive from Herbert and the Chargers brought the game to within seven points, with the team ultimately failing to recover the onside kick to have a chance at equalizing. Herbert failed to throw a touchdown for only the second time all season. The team must now regroup ahead of a Week 13 matchup with the Falcons before a rematch with the Chiefs in Week 14.