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Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said Conner was “trending in the right direction” to play on Sunday against the Falcons. Obviously, this is not an official declaration that he will, but it seems like Conner will be activated from the IR and return along with Kyler Murray. This whole Cardinals offense should take a step forward with Conner looking like a solid RB2 moving forward.

This is probably one of the worst kept “secrets” around but Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon waited until Friday to officially name Murray the starter even though everybody knew he wasn’t going back to Clayton Tune again. With Murray under center, the entire passing game gets a boost, even though the signal-caller could be rusty in his first game back. Marquise Brown looks likely to push into the WR2 mix, Trey McBride should be a low-end TE1, and both Michael Wilson and Rondale Moore could have deep league FLEX value.

While it remains to be seen if the Bengals list him officially as a “limited” participant, the fact that Chase was able to practice on both Thursday and Friday is good news, especially with Tee Higgins likely out for Week 10. Chase said on Thursday that, in his mind, he’s going to play this weekend against the Texans, so this is another step in the direction of making that come true.

The 58 yards were actually a new high-water mark for Moore in undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent’s four starts. The good news is, Justin Fields (thumb) is expected back for Week 11 in Detroit, restoring the upside to an admittedly volatile floor. Moore has eclipsed 100 yards receiving in 3-of-5 Fields complete games, finishing under 50 in the other two. He will be a top-18 wideout for Week 11.

With Khalil Herbert (ankle) sitting out one final game, Foreman posted a new season-high for handles, out-touching Roschon Johnson 23-9. He was the difference in a game where neither quarterback could get anything going through the air. He barreled ahead for what would prove to be the game-winning, four-yard score late in the third quarter. With Herbert almost certainly returning for Week 11 against the Lions’ tough ground defense, Foreman will become an inadvisable FLEX even were he to operate as the “1A” in this committee. We expect him to be the 1B.

Young averaged 4.9 yards per attempt while completing just 55.3 percent of his passes. He absorbed three sacks from one of the league’s worst pass rushes. As inaccurate as that statline would suggest, Young hit only one chunk gain all night, finding “Mike Strachan” for a 45-yard play-action strike. The most concerning moment came in the dying moments of the game, where the Panthers declined to let Young attempt to convert a 4th-and-10 and called on weak-legged Eddy Pineiro to try to make a 59-yard field goal. It was several yards short and the game was functionally over. Young almost tossed a game-ending pick earlier in the series. With his Adam Thielen connection drying up the past two weeks, Young is officially providing zero fantasy value for himself or anyone else heading into Week 11 against the Cowboys’ ferocious defense.

Making what should be his final start for a while, the 25-year-old undrafted rookie played No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young to a standstill in a truly wretched game of NFL football. Bagent kept it simple, avoiding sacks and peppering DJ Moore and Cole Kmet with 16 combined low-risk targets. He will now almost certainly give way to Justin Fields for Week 11 against the Lions. Although Bagent’s play has been truly remarkable by the standards of an undrafted Division II prospect, he hasn’t had the looks of a long-term No. 2. He has still almost certainly played his way into the role for 2024.

One of the five things coach Matt Eberflus said earlier this week ended up coming true. It will be Tyson Bagent’s fourth and almost certainly final start against a soft Panthers defense. Joining Fields on the shelf are DB Nate Davis, OL Terell Smith, LB Tremaine Edmunds, FB Khari Blasingame, DL Dominique Robinson and WR Velus Jones. If Fields indeed returns for Week 11, it will be for a road date in Detroit.

Conner is certainly trending in the right direction to come off injured reserve against the Falcons, but it won’t be a guarantee without a “full” session. Conner’s potential return comes as Emari Demercado (toe) is sidelined. Conner would immediately slot back in as an RB2 if he gets the call.

Williams missed Wednesday’s session coming out of the 49ers’ bye week. “Williams had extra tape on his still-healing right ankle but seemed to be moving around OK at the start of practice,” Matt Barrows reported. “Today is the team’s most rigorous session of the week.” It’s a strong indication Williams is ready to return, though how he bounces back on Friday will be key. It would be a huge development for Brock Purdy as he looks to shake the first slump of his previously-charmed career.