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Lawrence suffered a significant AC joint sprain in his non-throwing shoulder in Week 9 and was considering surgery as recently as Wednesday. While that option may still be on the table, Pederson said Lawrence “had a good week” of practice and said “as of right now” he would expect Lawerence to play. His return would provide an immediate boost to rookie wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., whose big play ability has been limited with Mac Jones under center. Lawrence should be viewed no higher than a mid-QB2 in his return.

Wirfs has been a limited practice participant for six straight practices. He was unable to play in Week 12 after initially being labeled as doubtful. The team closed Week 13 practices by upgrading him to questionable, so he appears to be progressing in his rehabilitation process despite the practice participation stagnation. Hopefully, the Bucs will get their LT back this week. OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (ankle) is doubtful.

Hall missed Wednesday’s practice with the knee issue but returned for a limited session on Thursday. He was spotted at the start of Friday’s practice for what is likely another limited workload. It sounds like Hall will still be listed as questionable on the Jets’ final injury report. Barring any setbacks over the weekend, we expect the star running back to suit up on Sunday. Braelon Allen could be used as more than just a breather back with Hall playing hurt, but fantasy managers should keep the latter in their lineups as a low-end RB1 if he’s active.

Brown has missed three games with the pair of injuries but is good to go for Week 13. The timing couldn’t be any better as the Bengals enter a must-win game versus the Steelers. His return will send spot-starter Cody Ford back to the bench.

Raimann missed two games with the knee issue but is good to go for Week 13. Matt Gonclaves had been starting in his place and could stay in the lineup, only at right tackle. Braden Smith is out for personal reasons this week, leaving an opening for Gonclaves on the right side.

The hamstring injury Mooney suffered in Week 12’s loss to the Broncos was reported as minor the following day. After logging a limited week of practice, the speedster is officially good to go for this week’s game against the Chargers. Prior to last week’s injury, Mooney had posted three-straight games of 86 or more yards and found the end zone in two of those games. Mooney profiles as a fringe WR2/WR3 against one of the league’s top defenses.

London was a surprise addition to Thursday’s injury report, but whatever he’s dealing with appears minor. With Morris clearing up any concern over his WR1’s availability, fantasy managers can look to London as a top-24 option against a stout Chargers defense.

Head coach Shane Steichen called Downs a long-shot to play earlier this week, so the news isn’t much of a surprise. Downs fell hard on his shoulder in the Colts’ Week 12 loss to the Lions but played through the injury until the final whistle. Once the adrenaline wore off, it was fairly obvious that he would miss some time with the issue. Michael Pittman should pace the Colts in targets this week, putting him on the WR3 radar despite Anthony Richardson’s accuracy woes.

The Chiefs are nearing full strength as they get Isiah Pacheco and Charles Omenihu back for this week’s game. There are no key absences of note for them this week, although fantasy managers will want to make sure they got Spencer Shrader out of their lineups if they have him rostered.

Mattison’s absence means Ameer Abdullah is officially on the fantasy radar as a low-end RB3. With Zamir White (quad) already ruled out before Friday, the Raiders are again looking to Abdullah and Sincere McCormick to lead the backfield. Abdullah saw six targets and ran a league-high 43 routes in last week’s game against the Broncos. He should have some sold PPR upside for fantasy managers in a pinch. In addition to Mattison, the Raiders also declared CB Nate Hobbs, OG Cody Whitehair, WR Ramel Keyton, and TE Harrison Bryant, and DT Matthew Butler inactive for Week 13.

Linebacker Logan Wilson is questionable after being added to the injury report with a knee issue this week. Not that the Steelers needed to be asked twice to run the football, but a handful of injuries to Cincy’s front-seven will do the trick anyway. Wilson leads the Bengals in tackles. Rankins has missed a few games this year, limiting him to one sack and one TFL in seven starts.