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Hill didn’t practice on Friday before being listed as questionable. The DNP appears to have been a precaution as he is good for Week 8. With Tua Tagovailoa back in the lineup, Hill is immediately back in the WR1 ranks versus an Arizona defense that has given up the 10th-most fantasy points to opposing wideouts. Inactive for the Dolphins are CB Kader Kohou, DT Zach Sieler, RB Jeff Wilson, Jr., CB Storm Duck, LB Mohamed Kamara, OL Andrew Meyer, and TE Tanner Conner.

Pierce limped off the field in the second quarter and was later ruled out with a calf injury. The veteran lineman has totaled 15 tackles and one sack for the Ravens this season and has been a key part of the team’s No. 1 ranked run defense.

Maye took a knee to the helmet on a late first quarter scramble and came up wobbly. It seemed like a perfect time for the independent spotter to weigh in, but Maye stayed in the game. It was only after the series that backup Jacoby Brissett apparently flagged the medical staff. Maye was having success as a runner before going down, scrambling for an 18-yard score. It was a different story through the air, though Maye was victimized by a pair of drops. For now, Brissett is in the game.

Rodriguez was hurt on a kickoff return in the first quarter and had to be carted off the field. The third-year pro is third on the team in sacks and sixth on the team in tackles, so his loss would be a meaningful one for a banged-up defense. It would also be good news for Tony Pollard the rest of the game.

Smith was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury in late August after the Eagles’ last preseason game. He was activated off injured reserve this week and will be active for the team’s Week 8 game against the Bengals. The 23-year-old rookie was selected in the fifth round and now gets a chance to make his career debut.

None of the players above are fantasy relevant so fire up your Lions as you normally would.

Goedert was ruled out on Friday and is set to miss his second straight game due to a hamstring injury. Grant Calcaterra is next man up in the tight end room. Mekhi Becton (concussion) is also out due to injury while Eli Ricks recovered from a groin injury and is essentially a healthy scratch. Tanner McKee is the emergency third quarterback.

Spears, who is battling a hamstring injury, had been declared out earlier in the week. His absence is a huge boost for Tony Pollard, who is on the RB1 radar in all fantasy formats this weekend. The absence of Sneed is a huge loss for a titans past defense that will have to contend with a red hot Jared Goff, and the Lions offense

Polk was ruled out on Friday with a concussion and this should give a bigger runway for Kendrick Bourne to be part of the offense against New York. Dugger was a game-time decision with an ankle injury but DNPs off a questionable status. Uche is a healthy scratch ahead of the NFL trade deadline, and Milton is the only other Patriot joining him on the shelf without an injury.

Levis had been questionable all week with a shoulder injury, and the expectation was that he would miss this week’s game, but that is now confirmed. Mason Rudolph will start in his place in the first week for Tennessee without DeAndre Hopkins. Rudolph is not a recommended streamer and the change at quarterback doesn’t improve any Titans’ fantasy outlook.

The Bengals’ inactives outside of Higgins (quad) are pedestrian. McLachlan has yet to play this season and all wideouts outside of Higgins are active. Jermaine Burton and Andrei Iosivas will handle larger roles for the Bengals against the Eagles for Week 8.