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This was kind of expected. Thomas exited Week 10’s contest against the Saints with what Allen called a “fairly significant” injury at the time. While he didn’t hint at whether or not Thomas would end up on injured reserve, it doesn’t sound like that option is off the table. Rookie A.T. Perry stepped in to lead the Saints with 56 snaps after Thomas left, and could be in line for a busy Week 12 against the Falcons. Still, Perry will be hard to trust for fantasy purposes with Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, and Alvin Kamara all ahead of him in the pecking order.

Atwell left in the second quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Ravens and did not return to the field. The veteran receiver landed hard on a contested catch near the sideline and was down for several minutes after the play. He’ll need to clear concussion protocol if he hopes to play in Week 15 against the Commanders, but Atwell will be off the fantasy radar even if active.

Edwards has now played second-fiddle to Keaton Mitchell in back-to-back games. The veteran running back has rushed 14 times for 41 scoreless yards over that span, while Mitchell has rushed 18 times for 118 yards, averaging an impressive 6.6 YPC. When he’s not seeing his normal goal-line role, Edwards is irrelevant as far as fantasy is concerned. He’ll be a boom-or-bust RB3 in Week 15 against the Jaguars.

It took Allen a few tries, but he eventually found the end zone on a seven-yard score for the first touchdown of his career. With Tyler Higbee sidelined, Allen stepped up to lead the Rams’ tight end room, hauling in passes of 18 and 21 yards to turn in a big outing in what was his busiest game of the season. Allen won’t be on the Week 15 radar if Higbee is active, but could have some streaming upside against the Commanders if Higbee is held out.

Jefferson was sent to the hospital after suffering a chest injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s win but returned to the stadium and traveled home with the team. His trip to the hospital was nothing more than a precautionary trip, but according to Rapoport, the team believes Jefferson avoided any serious injuries. The Vikings are playing on a short week as they prepare to take on the Bengals on Saturday. Whether or not Jefferson will be able to suit up is anybody’s guess at this time, but there’s a chance he could miss Week 15. We’ll see what happens when the team releases their first injury report later in the week.

Cooks was one of five Dallas pass-catchers to see five or more targets against the Eagles which contributed to his depressed box score numbers. He’ll face another difficult test in Week 15 when the Cowboys travel to Buffalo to take on the Bills.

Dowdle mixed in with lead back Tony Pollard throughout, meaning the increased usage was likely by design and not a function of the positive game environment. Furthering that notion was the timing of his touchdown plunge, which came with six minutes remaining in the second quarter. In other words, Dowdle appears to have forced a strict timeshare with Pollard for the time being and could prove useful as a fantasy asset for managers needing an RB3 with RB2 upside.

Dak Prescott connected with Gallup on a rub-screen from one-yard out to end the first half. He would later add a 39-yard grab down the sideline on the team’s final possession to pad his counting stats. Gallup remains behind wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and Brandin Cooks and tight end Jake Ferguson in the target pecking order in Dallas but should return sporadic fantasy utility down the stretch.

Lamb was understandably emphasized early against the Eagles, reaching pay dirt just five minutes into the game on Dallas’ first possession. The volume slowed down from there as quarterback Dak Prescott fed five or more targets to five different pass-catchers, but the fantasy returns remained elite for one of the league’s most consistent wide receivers. Up next is a difficult test against a Bills team holding opponents to just 18.8 points per game in Week 15.

Ferguson narrowly edged alpha wide receiver CeeDee Lamb in yardage but failed to corral his only end zone target. Even so, Ferguson’s robust red zone role continues to give him immense weekly upside on the offense averaging the most points per game through 14 weeks. Up next for Ferguson is a difficult test against the Bills on the road in Week 15.

The 24 opportunities undoubtedly helped to buoy his box score numbers while he managed just 4.17 yards per touch. Even so, the yardage and touch totals were a welcome sight to fantasy managers that have struggled through his roller coaster performances this season as we head into the fantasy playoffs. Up next for Pollard and the Cowboys is a trip to Buffalo to take on the surging Bills in Week 15.