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Thomas was injured while attempting to make a tackle on a kickoff return, and was unable to leave on his own. The 24-year-old safeties absence is a blow to the depth for the Dallas secondary and special teams;.

Guyton was rolled up on early in the contest and looked to be in a good amount of pain. The first-round pick will hope to return later in the contest, but he’s been replaced for now by Chuma Edoga.

It’s a return to action after Spears did not practice Wednesday while remaining in the concussion protocol. Assuming the 23-year-old is able to play in Week 13 against the Commanders, he’ll likely be the backup and receive a couple handfuls of touches — at most — behind Tony Pollard for that contest.

Purdy has gotten in back-to-back limited practices after missing Week 12’s blowout loss to the Packers. The 24-year-old signal-caller is considered questionable for the Sunday Night Football tilt against the Bills, but it seems more very plausible that he’ll be able to return after his one-game absence. Friday will be big for him and those chances.

Quitoriano, 24 appeared in seven games, but has not received a single target in 2024. Myles Bryant was promoted to the active roster in the corresponding move.

The 10 targets Kmet saw in Week 12 were clearly a one-off. In Thursday’s loss to the Lions, Kmet saw the volume fantasy managers have unfortunately grown accustomed to seeing. It was the sixth time this season that Kmet has seen three or fewer targets in a game, and the sixth time he’s been held below 30 receiving yards. With six teams on bye in Week 14, Kmet will be in play as a boom-or-bust TE2 against the 49ers.

Coming off back-to-back ten-target outings, Odunze saw his target volume take a bit of a dip in Thursday’s loss to the Bears. While six targets is nothing to balk at, there’s little fantasy upside to be had when you turn those looks into just two catches and 25 yards. Odunze was on the field plenty, as his 44 routes run, per PFF was just one less than Keenan Allen and three fewer than DJ Moore. Hopefully there will be better things in store for the rookie in Week 14’s game against the 49ers, where he can be treated as a WR4.

Ekeler entered the concussion protocol after taking a hit during the Commander’s loss to the Cowboys in Week 12, and he’s now missed two straight practices while recovering. If Ekeler can’t go in Week 13 against the Titans — and it seems likely at this point — it will be Jeremy McNichols as Brian Robinson’s backup against Tennessee.

The 16 targets Moore saw on Thursday set a new career high. Chicago’s WR1 entered halftime with just two receptions for seven yards but turned things on in the second half as the Bears attempted to mount a comeback. Moore came up big for the Bears late in the fourth quarter when he burnt past his defender and found himself on the receiving end of a beautifully thrown from Caleb Williams. Moore would haul in the pass for a 31-yard score to cut the Lions’ lead to 23-20, and caught another pass for 25 yards on the team’s final drive while looking to tie the game and/or take the lead. In three games with Thomas Brown under center, Moore has caught 22-of-30 targets for 265 yards and two touchdowns. He should make for a solid WR2 in Week 14’s game against the 49ers.

Lockett and DK Metcalf (shoulder) both didn’t practice for the second straight day. This could just be maintenance for the veteran wideout, but it does appear that this could be a limited group of targets for Geno Smith against the Jets in Week 13. It also could mean a heaping bowl full of targets for Jaxon Smith-Njigba. That might be the case, anyway.