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The Bucs gave up on Sam Paulescu, so Bowden is expected to be the team’s Opening Day starter. This assumes Bowden doesn’t face plant in camp.

Lopez, the Cardinals’ starting nose tackle, will play through a questionable designation after suffering toe and ankle injuries last week. The Rams’ ground game should still play well, but Lopez will make them work a little harder for yardage than they otherwise might have had to. Cardinals S Andrew Wingard (groin) and CB Max Melton (knee/hand) are also active. The Cardinals declared QB Joey Aguilar, CB Starling Thomas, LB Eku Leota, OL Jayden Williams, OL Jon Gaines and C Hjalte Froholdt inactive for Week 10 against the Rams. Playing without Froholdt, their starting center, is unfortunate.

Larison, New England’s third-string running back today, only ran the ball once. He found the end zone on a 20-yard catch-and-run late in the fourth quarter, but the play was nullified by a penalty. Refusing to be denied, Larison got in on a 10-yard checkdown from Tommy DeVito a few plays later. Larison will see a handful of weekly snaps with TreVeyon Henderson on IR, but we don’t foresee him being a relevant fantasy option afte New England’s upcoming bye week.

Kiner was the first Patriots running back to touch the ball, even with Rhamondre Stevenson active. He out-carried Stevenson 10-6, though New England pulled Stevenson in the fourth quarter. Kiner saw three rush attempts in the final frame, though it was third-string running back Lan Larison who found the end zone. Stevenson’s role should improve after the Patriots’ Week 11 bye. Kiner will tumble to the back of the RB3 ranks when he takes on the Chargers in two weeks.

Stevenson was initially expected to miss multiple weeks because of the knee injury he suffered in Week 9, so it was rather surprising that he suited up at all today. He was on the field for the Pats’ first play of the game but then immediately gave way to Corey Kiner, who went on to tally 10 carries. The team eventually pulled Stevenson entirely once the game was out of hand. He did not play a snap in the fourth quarter. Stevenson should see more work after resting over the bye week, but he may be relegated to committee duties for a few more weeks. Stevenson will be a low-end RB2 when he takes on the Chargers.

DeVito took over for an injured Drake Maye in the first quarter. He could not get anything going despite facing a Detroit defense that has been extremely beatable this year. DeVito threw a ghastly interception right at Roger McCreary late in the second quarter. He had Kyle Williams wide open for a touchdown but didn’t see him sprinting down the field uncovered. DeVito did eventually find the end zone on a check-down to Lan Larison late in the fourth quarter. DeVito would be the next man up if Drake Maye isn’t healthy after New England’s Week 11 bye, though we hope it doesn’t come to that.

Smith took a big hit in the first quarter and was ruled out in the second. Mike Caliendo, who is a significant downgrade, will finish the game on Patrick Mahomes’ right side.

Brown declined to speak to the media after the game. Head coach Mike Vrabel could only say he was unable to finish the game and the team will learn more when they get back from Germany. Brown injured his hamstring late in the team’s loss to Detroit. He briefly tried to play through it but eventually left for the locker room and did not return. With a Week 11 bye on tap, we might not get concrete information on his injury for a little while.

The Jets’ starting left guard went down with a knee injury in the second quarter. The injury didn’t look good, but he was able to walk off the field and into the blue tent on his own. We’ll see what further testing reveals, but he’s been one of the Jets’ best linemen.

Kelce ended up missing about a quarter of action. He figures to be on a snap count for the rest of the afternoon, but we would have to imagine he will be a point of targets emphasis when he is on the field.

Hutchinson injured his knee while celebrating a sack in the first quarter of Detroit’s Week 10 win over the Patriots. He jumped into the air and his right knee buckled as he landed. He will undergo more testing, but it looks like the Lions will be without their top pass-rusher for a while. Hutchinson has six sacks in nine games this year.