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    GB OC Stenavich: Josh Jacobs will ‘help for sure’

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    Packers OC Adam Stenavich said Josh Jacobs “will help for sure” and that he “looks great.”

    Matt LaFleur did not publicly commit to playing Jacobs ahead of Week 7’s date with the Lions, but his offensive coordinator — who also said he’d “provide a spark for our offense” — seemed to let the cat out of the bag that Jacobs will be involved in some way. Whether that’s a start or as part of a committee remains in some limbo, but we’d be surprised if Jacobs wasn’t involved in Week 7.
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    Jacobs had surgery on his fractured right ring finger Friday in Los Angeles, according to Pelissero. The 28-year-old running back is expected to return in the next few weeks. In the meantime, Kaleb Johnson is the only usable Packers running back for fantasy purposes. He’s an RB3/FLEX play against the Vikings in Week 10.
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    In other words, the Packers might avoid placing Jacobs on injured reserve with his surgically-repaired finger. While he’s sidelined — including in Week 10 against the Vikings — some combination of Pierre Strong, Chris Brooks, Kaleb Johnson, and MarShawn Lloyd will handle backfield duties for the pass-heavy Packers. Johnson served as the nominal lead back in Week 9 against the Patriots, while Brooks is returning from injury and should slot in as the team’s pass-catching back. Johnson can be played as a touchdown-dependent RB3 option this week against a Minnesota defense that has shown recent vulnerabilities to the run.
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    LaFleur confirmed previous reports that Jacobs will undergo surgery, but it sounds like he could be at risk of missing more than the three-week “maximum” that was reported. LaFleur not only said a stint on injured reserve was possible, but also noted that Jacobs playing through the injury was never an option, saying he “had no grip strength.” We don’t yet know when Jacobs will undergo his surgery, but LaFleur did confirm that it will be some time this week. With Jacobs now sidelined for the foreseeable future, Green Bay will look to MarShawn Lloyd, Pierre Strong, and Kaleb Johnson to lead the backfield heading into Week 10 against the Vikings.
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    Less than 24 hours after it was reported that the team would see if Jacobs could play through his fractured finger, they have now opted for surgery. The decision to say Jacobs could be out “a maximum of three weeks” suggests he will avoid the injured reserve and that this will be more of a week-to-week thing, and that he could return before the end of the month. Jacobs has totaled 148 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 47 touches since returning from the Commissioner’s Exempt list. Now, the Packers will likely take a bit of a committee approach in the weeks ahead and could lean more on Kaleb Johnson, who was solid against the Patriots (14-68-1), with Jacobs and MarShawn Lloyd (knee) both sidelined. That said, all Packers running backs will be hard to trust as anything more than desperation dart throws in Week 10 when they take on a stout Vikings defense.
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    Jacobs exited early in the first quarter after his finger got caught in a defender’s facemask while he attempted a stiff arm. While he was never officially ruled out, Jacobs never returned to the field and was instead on the sideline in full uniform. According to Schneidman, the Packers plan to find a way for Jacobs to play through the injury, but he was unable to return in this one. Although, to be fair, he also wasn’t needed, as the Packers’ offense was in control throughout the evening. We assume Jacobs would see close to a normal workload if he is active for Week 10 against the Vikings, meaning fantasy manager can treat him as a strong RB2.
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    This news comes from the official team account. It was hard to tell when Jacobs suffered the injury, but star running back could be seen jogging to the locker room with trainers late in the first quarter. Jacobs leaves the game with five rushing yards on four carries and will be replaced by Pierre Strong with MarShawn Lloyd (knee) being inactive.
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    Jacobs is facing additional allegations of verbal and physical abuse that could jeopardize his playing status moving forward. He told Demovsky that he is “operating under the assumption that he won’t have to sit out any more games than the six he already missed while on the NFL commissioner exempt list.” Jacobs has defended himself against the allegations after his attorneys also dismissed the claims. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said earlier this week he expects Jacobs to remain on the roster as the league reviews this round of allegations. Jacobs has missed six games on the Commissioner’s Exempt List and will continue to play while the NFL looks into the new claims.
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    This doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given that NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday that Jacobs is “going to continue to play” while the league reviews this latest round of allegations. The league is not only reviewing these latest allegations, but is also looking into whether or not Jacobs was “upfront” with them about the initial allegations that led to him being placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt list. Barring an unexpected development this week, we would expect Jacobs to be on the field against the Patriots this week.
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    A public records request revealed three additional accusations of domestic violence against Jacobs over the weekend. That is on top of the initial incident in which Jacobs ultimately pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. The NFL put out a statement saying they will continue to look into Jacobs’ situation. Even though Jacobs was removed from the Commissioner’s Exempt List two weeks ago, the league’s investigation was still ongoing. Rapoport notes that the league is also looking into whether Jacobs was “upfront” with them about his disturbing legal situation. Of note, Jacobs’ team pushed to have video of the most recent incident sealed from public access while the league actively sought to have it released. Rapoport makes it sound like it may take some time for a suspension to be announced, but it’s more likely than not that Jacobs is suspended because of the most recent revelations.
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    The Wisconsin television station received “heavily redacted” police reports on Friday evening, though they included allegations from three other women. There are multiple extremely disturbing allegations of physical violence. One alleged incident took place in January 2022. The accuser “contacted investigators in June after learning about the May investigation, telling police the allegations sounded similar to her prior experience with Jacobs.” She also said the incident had “never been reported to law enforcement, (and that she) contacted police when she believed her alleged experience with Jacobs could be relevant to the case.” The allegations highlight the folly of the NFL’s apparent wish that the situation would just go away. It has not, and now it is quite possible, if not likely, that Jacobs ends up suspended for the remainder of the 2026 season. Stay tuned.

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    Garrett Wilson caught 7-of-14 targets for 106 yards in the Jets’ Week 10 loss to the Bills.

    No other Jets player had more than seven targets, so Wilson was the clear focus of the passing attack. That continued when Cade Klubnik came into the game as well. Wilson made a few tough catches and was targeted twice in the end zone as well. Unfortunately, the wide receiver was also charged with a fumble on a botched hook-and-ladder play where he was hit as he was attempting the pitch, which went astray and was recovered by the Bills. Wilson remains the clear top option in this passing attack and could still be a low-end WR2 with Klubnik under center next week against the Chargers.
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    Emari Demercado rushed seven times for 16 yards in Houston’s Week 10 loss to the Browns.

    13 of those yards came on one carry. Demercado saw the bulk of the opportunities with Woody Marks (concussion) sidelined in the third quarter. Both Demercado’s history and the broader history of Texans running backs over the past several years would tell you there’s little fantasy value in him next week assuming that he becomes their main ballcarrier. Nevertheless, with six teams on bye, he’ll be a reasonable FLEX play against the Colts if David Montgomery remains sidelined.
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    Jonathan Taylor rushed 16 times for 83 yards in the Colts’ Week 10 win over the Dolphins, adding 2 receptions for 20 yards.

    Taylor totaled 103 yards from scrimmage against the Dolphins, officially eclipsing 10,000 scrimmage yards for his career. Despite staying with the team after the trade deadline, Taylor still ceded many backfield opportunities to Seth McGowan. He saw 23 more snaps but just four more carries while McGowan scored a red zone touchdown. Taylor fumbled in the second quarter; it would have been the 27-year-old’s fifth lost fumble of the season if the Colts did not recover. He was also stuffed at the one-yard line on a second quarter goal-line carry. Taylor still sees an elite workload, but the Colts offense does not generate many scoring opportunities and McGowan is cutting into red zone work. Facing the Texans in Week 11, Taylor is still a fantasy RB1, though he does not carry the same top-five ceiling that managers drafted him for.
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    Braelon Allen rushed eight times for 40 yards in the Jets’ Week 10 loss to the Bills.

    Allen looked pretty good as a runner but didn’t get a lot of opportunities with the Jets trailing most of the game. Allen played eight fewer snaps than Breece Hall, took three fewer carries, and ran a route on four fewer dropbacks, but he didn’t command nearly as many targets. It’s hard to trust Allen in fantasy next week against the Chargers.
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    Trevor Lawrence completed 25-of-35 passes for 352 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in the Jaguars’ 40-23, Week 10 win over the Titans.

    Lawrence added 27 yards with his legs. He picked apart the Titans’ defense in the first half, finding big completion after big completion via Parker Washington. With the Titans failing to do that much on offense, things slowed down in the second half, but two of Lawrence’s touchdowns did come after the break. The interception was the result of a batted pass that popped up and into the hands of Titans linebacker Cedric Gray. Lawrence’s 352 yards are his highest total since Week 5 of the 2024 season. Playing nearly MVP-caliber football, Lawrence will be a top-half QB1 for his Week 11 game against the Giants.
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    Breece Hall rushed 11 times for 40 yards in the Jets’ Week 10 loss to the Bills, adding 67 yards receiving on four catches.

    Hall wasn’t able to get much going on the ground against the Bills, but he did look good as a receiver. Hall played eight more snaps than Braelon Allen, including running a route on 19 dropbacks to 16 for Allen, but the timeshare on a bad offense is going to limit both of their fantasy upside. Hall is more of a high-end FLEX option or RB3 next week against the Chargers.
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    C.J. Stroud completed 20-of-38 passes for 211 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in Houston’s 27-24, Week 10 loss to the Browns.

    What had started off as a fun 17-0 lead melted away into a dispiriting, likely season-ending loss to the Browns to fall to 3-6. Stroud managed to go just 5-of-19 for 21 yards in the second half as his receivers were blanketed in man coverage and their run game, as usual, was dead on arrival. Especially after Woody Marks left with a concussion. Stroud will probably retain low-end QB1 value against what looks to be a dire Colts defense in Week 11.
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    Josh Downs caught 4-of-5 targets for 53 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs’ Week 10 win over the Falcons.

    Playing sporadic snaps for most of the first half, the Chiefs finally cut Downs loose on their final drive of the second quarter and were rewarded with an 18-yard score where Downs cooked Billy Bowman in coverage. He then proceeded to see only one look after halftime, but Downs’ presence sure seemed to be creating more space for all involved. Not that Downs is that good, but that the presence of any legitimate wideout was all that was needed to get this attack operating on a higher level again. With his involvement certain to ramp up quickly, Downs can be considered a solid WR3 for Week 11 against Arizona.
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    KC Concepcion caught 3-of-8 passes for 21 yards in Cleveland’s Week 10 win over the Texans, adding a six-yard touchdown rush on his only carry.

    He dropped a perfectly-placed deep ball in the first quarter and was seen riding an exercise bike on the sideline afterwards, but he got off the bench and scored on a misdirection touchdown play in the third quarter. With a 129-yard game and two touchdowns mixed among his last four games, Concepcion should likely remain in the WR3 mix as we hit his bye week.
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    Dalton Kincaid caught 2-of-3 passes for 58 yards in the Bills’ Week 10 win over the Jets.

    Kincaid had one huge play in the third quarter, with a 54-yard catch down the sideline. There wasn’t much else to his day, but he was targeted in the end zone on a play that wound up being called defensive pass interference. He remains more of a high-end TE2 in a crowded passing attack in Buffalo.