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Harvey-Clemons has made 41 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 35 appearances since joining Washington as the team’s 2017 seventh-round pick. He joins DT Caleb Brantley as the second player to opt out for Washington.

Harvey got there for fantasy managers against an elite Denver defense. He accounted for seven of the team’s 12 running back rushing attempts and was tied for third on the team with five targets. Harvey logged a pass route on 26 of Bo Nix’s 51 drop backs, a relatively strong rate, especially considering Harvey was targeted on a healthy 23 percent of his routes. Harvey’s biggest play came on a 38-yard touchdown rush in which he shed a couple tacklers and sprinted past Denver defenders. Harvey’s workload is strong enough to make him a must-play RB2 option in Week 17 against the Chiefs.

A few missed connections in the end zone proved costly for Brissett’s box score. He daringly targeted WR Marvin Harrison Jr. 39 yards downfield, in the Falcons’ end zone, on the first drive, but the ball was thrown just out of Harrison’s reach. Later in the third quarter, Brissett targeted him again from 26 yards out, but Harrison failed to catch it. Later in the game, Brissett perfectly threaded the needle between two defenders on a 16-yard end zone target thrown to TE Trey McBride, but McBride let the pass hit him in the chest and tumble to the ground. They two had nearly linked up in a similarly scenario early on, but the ball hit the turf before McBride could dive for it. Brissett is a low-end QB1 against the Bengals next week.

With Bhayshul Tuten (finger) done for the rest of the season, Etienne saw an uptick in usage against Denver. He accounted for 16 of the Jaguars backfield’s 20 running back carries and all four of the team’s running backs targets while running a pass route on 26 of Trevor Lawrence’s 46 drop backs. LeQuint Allen did see an inside-the-five rush, however, raising concerns about Etienne’s goal line role in Week 17. Etienne’s receiving touchdown was his fourth over the past two games. That can’t last, but his involvement in the pass game means Etienne won’t be sensitive to game script moving forward.

Judkins suffered a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle in Week 16’s loss to the Bills, but it doesn’t appear he is dealing with any significant ligament damage, which would have resulted in a longer absence. A 4-5 month absence for Judkins would put him on track to return well ahead of training camp, which is a good sign for the Browns, who handed the ball off to him a team-high 230 times this season.

Allgeier tied starting RB Bijan Robinson with 16 carries today, narrowly leading the team with 4.9 yards per carry while Robinson averaged 4.6. The backup running back cannot be accused of stealing work from the starter in this one, though. Robinson ripped off long gains seemingly at will, and really only left the field to chug water and catch his breath while Allgeier chipped away at the Cardinals’ worn-out defense. He also caught one pass for minus-six yards. Allgeier is an RB3/FLEX floor play against the Rams in Week 17.

Goff and the Lions were unable to get almost anything going in the first half. They entered halftime with 10 points and the board and things went from bad to worse coming out of the break. Detroit’s only drive in the third quarter was a three-play possession that ended in a safety. In a frantic comeback mode, Goff found his rhythm and put up 14 points in the final quarter of action. He then marched Detroit down the field with time expiring and found Amon-Ra St. Brown at the goal line. Pittsburgh’s defense stood ARSB up and he pitched the ball back to Goff, who dove into the end zone for the game-winning score. The play, however, was called off because of offensive pass interference on St. Brown. Time expired, and with it went the Lions’ playoff hopes. The Lions aren’t out of the picture entirely, but they are hanging on by a thread. Goff will remain a mid-range QB1 in a must-win game versus the Vikings next week.

As per usual, the Texans struggled to move the ball on their side of the field and had to turn to Fairbairn, who nailed 54- and 50-yarders while also mustering a 49-yarder that didn’t score quite as much in your distance league. He’ll remain one of the best kickers in the league in Week 17 despite a tougher matchup against the Chargers.

He was more involved in the Vegas offense than third receiver Tyler Lockett (1/6 on two targets in 15 snaps) as Mayer handled 36 snaps while the Raiders tried to slow down Houston’s pass rush with chips. Mayer is not a recommended fantasy play and hasn’t done much while Brock Bowers has been active.

According to Klis, Bryant was taken to a hospital for “concussion-like” symptoms, which is good news. Had Bryant been dealing with neurological symptoms, this would be a completely different story. Bryant took a scary hit over the middle of the field late in Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars, which left players on both teams visibly shaken. We’ll likely have more updates on Bryant’s status on Monday, but it sounds like the rookie receiver avoided the worst.

The highlight here was a 37-yard deep catch-and-run where Geno Smith threw Bech open over the top of Derek Stingley, who was jumping the underneath route only to find out it was never going underneath. Bech has reached “No. 2 wideout in the Raiders offense” status, but it has equated to zero fantasy value at this time.